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Chronic Contained Rupture of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Yokohama, Japan

For reprint information contact: Hiroki Yokomuro, MD Tel: 81 45 701 9581 Fax: 81 45 701 9607 Email: hyokomuro{at}aol.com, 6-16-1 Tomioka-higashi, Kanazawaku, Yokohama 236-0051, Japan.

Computed tomography in a 74-year-old man with intermittent claudication revealed an abdominal aortic aneurysm, retroperitoneal hematoma, vertebral erosion, and total aortic occlusion. Surgery was delayed for 9 months after definitive diagnosis of contained rupture of the aortic aneurysm to allow treatment for ischemic heart disease and cardiac failure. After interposing a Y-shaped woven Dacron graft, the intermittent claudication was alleviated. The postoperative course was uneventful.