| Presented by: | Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) / Chih-Cheng Lai, MD, Che-Kim Tan, MD, Tung-Wei Chu, MD, and Liang-Wen Ding, MD |
| Summary points: | A 67-year-old presents with 6-month history of low-back pain that did not respond to medical treatment. This case report details the diagnostic investigations, including bloodwork, radiograph, computed tomography, and angiogram, the findings from surgery, pathology, and microbial cultures, and includes some images. The authors discuss the pathophysiology of chronic contained rupture, diagnostic methods, and treatment. |
Chronic Contained Rupture of an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Vertebral Erosion
