Spontaneous rupture of a left gastroepiploic artery aneurysm.
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2002-10-07
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Gastroepiploic aneurysms are extremely rare. They occur mainly in elderly men and in 90% of cases are ruptured at presentation. Visceral aneurysms though rare should be borne in mind in cases of unexplained haemorrhagic shock. We present a case of a 79-year-old man who presented with abdominal pain, hypotension and anaemia but no obvious source of bleeding. He had undergone a prior aorto-bifemoral graft. The patient refused an operation and died the following day.
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Rohatgi A, Cherian T. Spontaneous rupture of a left gastroepiploic artery aneurysm. Journal of Postgraduate Medicine. 2002 Oct-Dec; 48(4): 288-9