CT diagnosis of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm

Journal Article · Wed Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984 · AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.143.2.265· OSTI ID:6601322

Rosen, A; Korobkin, M; Silverman, P M; Moore, Jr, A V; Dunnick, N R

Abdominal computed tomography was performed in six patients with suspected ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm but in whom an alternate clinical diagnosis was seriously considered. In each patient, a large aortic aneurysm was demonstrated in association with a retroperitoneal accumulation of high-density blood. The retroperitoneal blood was primarily confined to the extracapsular perinephric space. In four of the six patients, a focal area of the aortic wall was indistinct on the side of the retroperitoneal hemorrhage at the presumed site of rupture. Five of the six patients underwent emergency surgery, which confirmed the site of aneurysm, presence of rupture and the location of fresh retroperitoneal blood.

• Research Organization: Duke Univ. Medical Center, Durham, NC
• OSTI ID: 6601322
• Journal Information: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Journal Name: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States) Vol. 143:2; ISSN AAJRD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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