@article{Moreira_Antunes_Moreira_Gonçalves_2021, place={Lisbon, Portugal}, title={UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF RUPTURED ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM}, volume={26}, url={https://pjctvs.com/index.php/journal/article/view/157}, DOI={10.48729/pjctvs.157}, abstractNote={<p>Abdominal aortic aneurysm affects 5-9% of the population over the age of 65 years; is more common in male smokers and in patients with a positive family history of aortic aneurysms. Most patients are asymptomatic; rupture is the most common and dreaded complication. The classical triad of back pain, hypotension and pulsatile mass is the most common presentation but is present in only 25–50% of patients. Clinical presentation seems dependent on rupture site. Our report illustrate a rare clinical presentation for a serious clinical condition. Knowledge of different presentations can lead to timely diagnosis and management and decrease in rupture related morbidity and mortality.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Portuguese Journal of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Surgery}, author={Moreira, Mário and Antunes, Luís and Moreira, Joana and Gonçalves, Óscar}, year={2021}, month={May}, pages={71–73} }