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Abdominal aortic aneurysms in triplets.
Vascular and endovascular surgery - 1 Apr 2010
Kordowicz Andrew, Ghosh Jonathan, Baguneid Mohammed
Abstract excerpt
We report the case of 3 male triplets, 2 of whom, both lifelong smokers, presented with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) within 24 hours of each other. One survived surgery but the other died from the rupture. The third brother, an ex-smoker, was found to have an ectatic aorta and was placed into a surveillance program. This case highlights and discusses the combination of genetic and environmental...
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