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"Silent" thrombosis of an abdominal aortic aneurysm not producing acute limb ischemia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20737387     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Thrombosis of an abdominal aortic aneurysm is a rare devastating complication with an estimated mortality rate of 50%. Simultaneous acute pain, pallor and coldness of the lower limbs, mottling from the level of iliac crests or umbilicus, paraplegia and absence of femoral pulses are all manifestations of a sudden and acute interruption of blood flow through the aneurysmatic aorta. We report a case of an occlusion of an abdominal aortic aneurysm during hospitalization which was not manifested with symptoms of limb ischemia. In this case we feature the rare and unusually "silent" presentation of the event.
Authors:
Konstantinos G Moulakakis; D Maras; I Bountouris; M Pomoni; P Georgakis; V Andrikopoulos
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  VASA. Zeitschrift für Gefässkrankheiten. Journal for vascular diseases     Volume:  39     ISSN:  0301-1526     ISO Abbreviation:  VASA     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-25     Completed Date:  2010-10-05     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0317051     Medline TA:  Vasa     Country:  Switzerland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  265-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Vascular Surgery, Red Cross Hospital, Athens-Greece, Athens, Greece. konmoulakakis@yahoo.gr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Angiography, Digital Subtraction
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / complications*,  diagnosis,  surgery
Aortography / methods
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
Humans
Ischemia / etiology*
Lower Extremity / blood supply*
Male
Thrombosis / diagnosis,  etiology*,  surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Doppler

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