ybrid Management for Supraceliac Aortic Aneurysm in a High-Risk Patient
ybrid Management for Supraceliac Aortic Aneurysm in a High-Risk Patient作者机构:Department of Surgery Division of Vascular and Transplant Surgery College of Medicine The Catholic University of Korea Seou1403-720 Korea
出 版 物:《Chinese Medical Journal》 (中华医学杂志(英文版))
年 卷 期:2018年第131卷第14期
页 面:1757-1758页
核心收录:
学科分类:1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含:心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学]
摘 要:To the Editor: An 84-year-old male was referred from a local clinic for an incidental thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) presenting in a supraceliac aortic aneurysm (SCAA) with maximal diameter of 6.0 cm in spine magnetic resonance imaging. He had a medical history of hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and was a 30 pack-years' smoker. On physical exalnination, his vital signs were stable and abdomen was soft without pain and tenderness. Laboratory findings showed white blood cell count of 4840/μl, serum creatinine of 9 mg/L, erythrocyte sedimentation rate of 16 mm/h, and c-reactive protein of 13.24 mg/L.