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DUODENAL OBSTRUCTION AS THE PRESENTING SYMPTOM OF AORTIC ANEURYSM
Author(s) -
Quigley F. G.,
Faris I. B.,
Jamieson G. G.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1988.tb01002.x
Subject(s) - medicine , vomiting , abdominal aortic aneurysm , abdomen , abdominal pain , radiology , endoscopy , surgery , aneurysm , population , environmental health
Two patients with duodenal obstruction as the presenting symptom of an abdominal aortic aneurysm are reported. The increasing frequency of aortic aneurysm in an ageing population may make this rare cause of duodenal obstruction more common. Vomiting, abdominal pain, and weight loss are the common presenting symptoms. This report includes only the third successful aortic replacement in these patients. Upper gastrointestinal examination with contrast and endoscopy and computerized tomography scan of the abdomen are considered the most relevant investigations.