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Spontaneous ruptured dissection of the right common iliac artery in a patient with classic Ehlers-Danlos syndrome phenotype.
Annals of vascular surgery - 1 Apr 2015
Gaines Rick, Tinkle Brad T, Halandras Pegge M, Al-Nouri Omar, Crisostomo Paul, Cho Jae S
Abstract excerpt
Unlike vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), classic EDS is rarely associated with vascular manifestation. We report the case of a 39-year-old man who presented with acute abdominal pain. At the time of presentation, the patient was in hypovolemic shock, and computed tomography angiogram demonstrated common iliac artery dissection with rupture. He underwent an attempted endovascular repair that was converted to...
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