Multiple aneurysms due to intimomedial mucoid degeneration: a short presentation

Multiple aneurysms due to intimomedial mucoid degeneration: a short presentation

A 17 year-old female presented with abdominal pain, due to contained rupture of a left common iliac artery aneurysm. This was accompanied by abdominal aortic and superior mesenteric artery aneurysms. Despite emergency vascular surgery, the patient died a week later. Post-mortem examination revealed...

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Main Authors: H Gajjar, S J Beningfield, N G Naidoo, Ahmed Motala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2009-11-01
Series:South African Journal of Radiology
Subjects:
Aneurysms
Online Access:https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/488
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spelling doaj-38d96ec95f3a44e38a170518e67ac6022020-11-24T21:53:33ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Radiology1027-202X2078-67782009-11-0113410.4102/sajr.v13i4.488487Multiple aneurysms due to intimomedial mucoid degeneration: a short presentationH Gajjar0S J Beningfield1N G Naidoo2Ahmed Motala3University of Cape TownUniversity of Cape TownUniversity of Cape TownUniversity of Cape TownA 17 year-old female presented with abdominal pain, due to contained rupture of a left common iliac artery aneurysm. This was accompanied by abdominal aortic and superior mesenteric artery aneurysms. Despite emergency vascular surgery, the patient died a week later. Post-mortem examination revealed intimomedial mucoid degeneration. This rare condition has been described predominantly in South African black patients especially females, and occurs at a younger age than degenerative aortic aneurysms.https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/488Aneurysms
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author H Gajjar
S J Beningfield
N G Naidoo
Ahmed Motala
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S J Beningfield
N G Naidoo
Ahmed Motala
Multiple aneurysms due to intimomedial mucoid degeneration: a short presentation
South African Journal of Radiology
Aneurysms
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S J Beningfield
N G Naidoo
Ahmed Motala
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title Multiple aneurysms due to intimomedial mucoid degeneration: a short presentation
title_short Multiple aneurysms due to intimomedial mucoid degeneration: a short presentation
title_full Multiple aneurysms due to intimomedial mucoid degeneration: a short presentation
title_fullStr Multiple aneurysms due to intimomedial mucoid degeneration: a short presentation
title_full_unstemmed Multiple aneurysms due to intimomedial mucoid degeneration: a short presentation
title_sort multiple aneurysms due to intimomedial mucoid degeneration: a short presentation
publisher AOSIS
series South African Journal of Radiology
issn 1027-202X
2078-6778
publishDate 2009-11-01
description A 17 year-old female presented with abdominal pain, due to contained rupture of a left common iliac artery aneurysm. This was accompanied by abdominal aortic and superior mesenteric artery aneurysms. Despite emergency vascular surgery, the patient died a week later. Post-mortem examination revealed intimomedial mucoid degeneration. This rare condition has been described predominantly in South African black patients especially females, and occurs at a younger age than degenerative aortic aneurysms.
topic Aneurysms
url https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/488
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