Lumbar artery aneurysm

The purpose of this report is to present a rare case of lumbar artery aneurysm. We report the case of a 54-years-old male patient who was misdiagnosed over years having a chronic infrarenal aortic aneurysm. A 64-slice CT at our institution revealed a large lumbar artery aneurysm. The conclusion of t...

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Published inVASA Vol. 38; no. 1; p. 73
Main Authors Flügel, P C, Henschke, S, Peck, W, Neumann, F-J, Zeller, T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland 01.02.2009
Subjects
Aneurysm - diagnostic imaging
Aneurysm - surgery
Aortic Aneurysm - diagnosis
Arteries - pathology
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
Chronic Disease
Diagnostic Errors
Humans
Iliac Aneurysm - diagnostic imaging
Lumbar Vertebrae - blood supply
Male
Middle Aged
Renal Artery - surgery
Replantation
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:The purpose of this report is to present a rare case of lumbar artery aneurysm. We report the case of a 54-years-old male patient who was misdiagnosed over years having a chronic infrarenal aortic aneurysm. A 64-slice CT at our institution revealed a large lumbar artery aneurysm. The conclusion of this case report is that a lumbar or accessory renal artery aneurysm has to be taken into consideration if there is a localized enlargement of the lower abdominal aorta and a high resolution CT-scan is strongly recommended to make the exact diagnosis.
ISSN:0301-1526
DOI:10.1024/0301-1526.38.1.73