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Case Reports
. 2008 Apr 8;178(8):995-6.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.070332.

Chronic contained rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm with vertebral erosion

Chih-Cheng Lai  1 , Che-Kim Tan, Tung-Wei Chu, Liang-Wen Ding
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Case Reports

Chronic contained rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm with vertebral erosion

Chih-Cheng Lai et al. CMAJ. .
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Figure. Computed tomography scan of the abdomen of a 67-year-old man with a 6-month history of low-back pain.
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Figure 1: Computed tomography scan of the abdomen of a 67-year-old man showing erosion of the third lumbar vertebra (arrow).
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Figure 2: Angiogram revealing an infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm 5.2 cm in diameter (arrow).
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References

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