Successful open surgical repair of an infrarenal, abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in a young Malawian female: A case report

A 39-year-old woman presented to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi  with a 3-week history of worsening peri-umbilical abdominal pain radiating to the lower back associated with anorexia, nausea and vomiting. There was no history of trauma, diarrhoea, obstipation, fevers, or urinar...

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Published inMalawi medical journal Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 256 - 258
Main Author Manda, Geoffrey
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Malawi University of Malawi 01.12.2019
The Medical Association Of Malawi
Subjects
Abdomen
Abdominal Pain - etiology
Adult
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - diagnostic imaging
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - surgery
Aortic aneurysms
Blood clots
Case Report
Connective tissue
Coronary vessels
Family medical history
Female
Humans
Surgical outcomes
Surveillance
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonic imaging
Ultrasonography
Vascular surgery
Vascular Surgical Procedures
Veins & arteries
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ISSN1995-7262
1995-7270
1995-7262
1995-7270
DOI10.4314/mmj.v31i4.7

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Summary:A 39-year-old woman presented to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi  with a 3-week history of worsening peri-umbilical abdominal pain radiating to the lower back associated with anorexia, nausea and vomiting. There was no history of trauma, diarrhoea, obstipation, fevers, or urinary symptoms. She reported history of ‘spinal surgery’ performed 6 years prior due to a herniated intervertebral lumbar disk.
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ISSN:1995-7262
1995-7270
1995-7262
1995-7270
DOI:10.4314/mmj.v31i4.7