How can you see a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm on abdominal x-ray?
I was was listening to a vascular surgeon, who mentioned that there was an indication of a partially ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm see on an abdominal x-ray. I have no idea how he saw this or what to look for.
Can anyone give me some hints please?
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I have come across a case where evidence of the rupture could be seen by blunting of the psoas line on abdominal x-ray. This patient had a ruptured AAA on the left side and blood in the retroperitoneum was the cause of this blunting /
Just looked it up. On the doctor version of patient UK (if you use this you never need a text book again!) apparently 75% are calcified which is an indication of a AAA. http://www.p
Yes the wall of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms are often calcified and can be seen on a plain abdominal film. The fact that it was leaking was probably deduced from the clinical situation rather than the x-ray.
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