Acute renal artery aneurysm rupture – a rare differential diagnosis of acute appendicitis

Summary A 50-year-old patient with symptoms of an acute appendicitis turns out to be suffering of a life threatening rupture of a renal artery aneurysm. We performed an emergency operation with the resection of this aneurysm. An imminent hemorrhagic shock made a targeted intensive medical therapy ne...

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Published in:Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift 2011-09, Vol.161 (17-18), p.445-447
Main Authors: von Ahnen, Thomas, von Ahnen, Martin, Landinger, Markus, Schopf, Stefan K., Schardey, Hans Martin, Barone, Mirko
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdominal Pain - etiology
Abdominal Pain - surgery
Aneurysm, Ruptured - diagnosis
Aneurysm, Ruptured - surgery
Angiography
Appendicitis - diagnosis
Case Report
Diagnosis, Differential
Family Medicine
Follow-Up Studies
General Practice
Geriatrics/Gerontology
Hematoma - diagnosis
Hematoma - etiology
Hematoma - surgery
Hemoglobinometry
Humans
Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Pharmacology/Toxicology
Renal Artery - surgery
Retroperitoneal Space
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography
Ultrasonography, Doppler
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Summary:Summary A 50-year-old patient with symptoms of an acute appendicitis turns out to be suffering of a life threatening rupture of a renal artery aneurysm. We performed an emergency operation with the resection of this aneurysm. An imminent hemorrhagic shock made a targeted intensive medical therapy necessary.
ISSN:0043-5341
1563-258X
DOI:10.1007/s10354-011-0021-8