Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Quiz- Case 14 – WFUMB

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Clinical Description:

A woman in her 70s presents with severe abdominal pain.

Is there a AAA?
- Yes
- No
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The AAA is proximal (suprarenal) and more distally, the aorta is only mildly ectactic (infrarenal AAA are much more common).

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Clinical Description:

A woman in her 70s presents with severe abdominal pain.

Is there a leaking AAA?
- Yes. AAA and severe pain must mean rupture.
- US cannot confirm or exclude a rupture but the clinical picture is worrisome so it must be treated as such initially (call vascular surgery, blood bank, etc. urgently and immediate CT).
- Unlikely as supra-renal AAA rupture is rare.
- No, there is no free fluid seen so rupture is excluded.
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US usually cannot confirm or exclude a rupture (it’s role is to detect or exclude the aneurysm). In this case, CT suggested ischaemic gut, which was confirmed at operation.

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