Can release of urinary retention trigger abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture?

Only 50% of abdominal aortic aneurysms present with the classic triad of hypotension, back pain and a pulsatile abdominal mass. This variability in symptoms can delay diagnosis and treatment. We present the case of a patient presenting with a unique combination of symptoms suggesting that decompress...

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Autores principales: Luhmann, Andreas, Powell-Bowns, Matilda, Elseedawy, Emad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2013
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3635222/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24964430
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjt019
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description Only 50% of abdominal aortic aneurysms present with the classic triad of hypotension, back pain and a pulsatile abdominal mass. This variability in symptoms can delay diagnosis and treatment. We present the case of a patient presenting with a unique combination of symptoms suggesting that decompression of urinary retention can lead to abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture.
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spelling pubmed-36352222013-04-25 Can release of urinary retention trigger abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture? Luhmann, Andreas Powell-Bowns, Matilda Elseedawy, Emad J Surg Case Rep Case Reports Only 50% of abdominal aortic aneurysms present with the classic triad of hypotension, back pain and a pulsatile abdominal mass. This variability in symptoms can delay diagnosis and treatment. We present the case of a patient presenting with a unique combination of symptoms suggesting that decompression of urinary retention can lead to abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture. Oxford University Press 2013-04 2013-04-04 /pmc/articles/PMC3635222/ /pubmed/24964430 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjt019 Text en Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. © The Author 2013. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com.
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title_short Can release of urinary retention trigger abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture?
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3635222/
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