Abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture with vertebral erosion presenting with severe refractory back pain in Behçet's disease

Ann Vasc Surg. 2010 Feb;24(2):254.e17-9. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2009.05.011. Epub 2009 Nov 8.

Abstract

Behçet's disease is a chronic recurrent inflammatory disorder that affects many organs. A 48-year-old man with known Behçet's disease was admitted to the emergency department with aggravating severe back pain and left lower quadrant pain. A contained rupture of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) was discovered with a maximum diameter of 10 cm. The patient's severe back pain was due to erosion of the third lumbar vertebra.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / etiology*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / surgery
  • Aortic Rupture / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Rupture / etiology*
  • Aortic Rupture / surgery
  • Back Pain / diagnostic imaging
  • Back Pain / etiology*
  • Back Pain / surgery
  • Behcet Syndrome / complications*
  • Behcet Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
  • Behcet Syndrome / surgery
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
  • Humans
  • Lumbar Vertebrae* / diagnostic imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pain Measurement
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Spinal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Spinal Diseases / etiology*
  • Spinal Diseases / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome