• Int Angiol · Apr 1992

    Case Reports

    Acute rupture of an aortic aneurysm mimicking the discus hernia syndrome. A case report.

    • I Tsolakis, P Korovessis, P Spastris, S Kakkos, and J Androulakis.
    • Department of Surgery, University of Patras, Greece.
    • Int Angiol. 1992 Apr 1;11(2):142-4.

    AbstractAneurysms of the abdominal aorta have been recognised as a cause of back pain and vertebral erosion. However back pain and paraplegia are uncommon, presenting complaints in patients with aortic aneurysms. A case of acute rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm is presented mimicking the symptoms of a discus hernia syndrome and paraplegia.

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