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Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome Hypoglossal nerve injury ... - MDC

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A 68-year-old man complained of urinary frequency and hypogastric discomfort. He was a<br />

smoker and had hypertension. Digital rectal examination showed a painful prostate but he had no<br />

fever. Urine analysis showed a pyuria and a bacteriuria of enterococcus species. The patient was<br />

treated with amoxicillin. 2 days after his admission, he suddenly developed acute right flank pain<br />

with hypotension.<br />

(A) Axial non-contrast-enhanced <strong>MDC</strong>T of the abdomen showing retroperitoneal haematoma (asterisk)<br />

surrounding a fissured infrarenal abdominal aneurysm (arrowheads). Contrast-enhanced <strong>MDC</strong>T angiography in<br />

axial (B) and sagittal (C) reformation with maximum intensity projection algorithm; CT angiogram shows<br />

anterior rupture from the wall of the abdominal aortic aneurysm (arrow), with massive intraperitoneal bleeding<br />

(contrast extravasation).

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