Aortic rupture complicating the fracture of an ankylosed lumbar spine
Background: A 79-year-old man was transferred to the emergency department after a fall on the forehead. On arrival, he seizured and went into shock and apnea. His medical history included ankylosing spondilitis and alcoholism with recurrent falls. An initial ultrasonographic examination was strongly...
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| description | Background: A 79-year-old man was transferred to the emergency department after a fall on the forehead. On arrival, he seizured and went into shock and apnea. His medical history included ankylosing spondilitis and alcoholism with recurrent falls. An initial ultrasonographic examination was strongly limited by obesity and intestinal air. Therefore, a CT scan of the abdomen was immediately performed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cd4084701450487385b1740264410adb2022-12-21T18:21:48ZengUbiquity PressJournal of the Belgian Society of Radiology2514-82812014-05-0197314214310.5334/jbr-btr.5151Aortic rupture complicating the fracture of an ankylosed lumbar spineL Blockx0K Ramboer1Department of Medical Imaging, AZ Sint-Lucas, Bruges, BelgiumDepartment of Medical Imaging, AZ Sint-Lucas, Bruges, BelgiumBackground: A 79-year-old man was transferred to the emergency department after a fall on the forehead. On arrival, he seizured and went into shock and apnea. His medical history included ankylosing spondilitis and alcoholism with recurrent falls. An initial ultrasonographic examination was strongly limited by obesity and intestinal air. Therefore, a CT scan of the abdomen was immediately performed.https://www.jbsr.be/articles/51Aortarupture |
| spellingShingle | L Blockx K Ramboer Aortic rupture complicating the fracture of an ankylosed lumbar spine Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology Aorta rupture |
| title | Aortic rupture complicating the fracture of an ankylosed lumbar spine |
| title_full | Aortic rupture complicating the fracture of an ankylosed lumbar spine |
| title_fullStr | Aortic rupture complicating the fracture of an ankylosed lumbar spine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Aortic rupture complicating the fracture of an ankylosed lumbar spine |
| title_short | Aortic rupture complicating the fracture of an ankylosed lumbar spine |
| title_sort | aortic rupture complicating the fracture of an ankylosed lumbar spine |
| topic | Aorta rupture |
| url | https://www.jbsr.be/articles/51 |
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