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Case Reports
. 2020 Apr 23;6(2):221-223.
doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2020.02.013. eCollection 2020 Jun.

Lower extremity weakness as the first sign of an abdominal aortic aneurysm

Caleb Baz Figueroa  1 , Alejandro Delgado Molinos  2 , Octavio de la Torre Scherak  2 , Ángel López Castillo  2 , Juan Carlos Moy Petersen  2 , Francisco José Farrais Expósito  2 , Jose Carlos Cruz Arteaga  2 , Raúl Portas Gómez  2 , Jose Antonio Pérez Gómez  2
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Lower extremity weakness as the first sign of an abdominal aortic aneurysm

Caleb Baz Figueroa et al. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. .

Abstract

Giant aortic aneurysms are rare entities with a high mortality, and only a few cases have been described. Spinal cord ischemia secondary to an aortic aneurysm occurs even more rarely. We present the case of a giant aneurysm of the infrarenal abdominal aorta that was initially manifested through bilateral lower limb weakness.

Keywords: Abdominal aortic; Aneurysm; Lower extremity.

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Coronal computed tomography scan revealed a giant aneurysm that contrasted poorly because of its size.
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Sagittal computed tomography scan showed the considerable curvature of the aneurysm neck and its displacement toward the anterior abdominal wall.
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Intraoperative findings during open repair of giant abdominal aortic aneurysm.
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An axial computed tomography image illustrates the large extent to which the abdominal cavity was reduced by the mass of the giant aneurysm.
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