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. 2013:2013:596517.
doi: 10.1155/2013/596517. Epub 2013 Jun 17.

Multidetector computed tomography angiography findings of chronic-contained thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm rupture with severe thoracal vertebral body erosion

Ruken Yuksekkaya  1 , Ali Ekrem Koner, Fatih Celikyay, Murat Beyhan, Ferdag Almus, Berat Acu
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Multidetector computed tomography angiography findings of chronic-contained thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm rupture with severe thoracal vertebral body erosion

Ruken Yuksekkaya et al. Case Rep Radiol. 2013.

Abstract

Chronic-contained aortic aneurysm rupture with vertebral erosion is a rare entity with fatal complications. Multidetector computed tomography (CT) angiography is an important diagnostic method for the evaluation of the aortic aneurysms, their complications, and also the relationship between aneurysm and branching vessels and adjacent structures. We present the multidetector CT angiography findings of a 62-year-old patient with chronic-contained thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm rupture causing severe vertebral body erosion.

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Figure 1
Contrast-enhanced axial multidetector CT angiography image obtained at the level of thoracal 11th vertebra reveals chronic-contained aneurysm rupture of the aorta (*) with vertebral erosion and lysis. Draped aorta sign is present (arrow).
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Figure 2
Contrast-enhanced axial multidetector CT angiography image obtained at the level of thoracal 11th vertebra reveals chronic-contained aneurysm rupture of the aorta with vertebral erosion and lysis. Draped aorta sign is present (arrow). Aortic lumen was irregular at the left side.
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Figure 3
Contrast-enhanced multidetector CT angiography lateral MPR image shows chronic-contained aneurysm rupture (*) of the aorta with vertebral erosion and lysis (arrow).
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