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Saccular abdominal aortic aneurysm: clear cause of exquisite back pain
  1. Richard Peter Owen,
  2. Colin Chan
  1. Department of Vascular Surgery, Arrowe Park Hospital, Wirral, UK
  1. Correspondence to Richard Peter Owen, richowen83{at}hotmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2012-006327

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    Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a well-known cause of back pain.1 Saccular AAAs are uncommon accounting for 5% of all AAAs.2 They can be associated with penetrating aortic ulceration and hence have an increased risk of rupture.3 We present radiological and intraoperative images of a 74-year-old woman presenting with progressive back pain despite increasing analgesia. …

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    • Patient consent Obtained.