To the Editor： An 84-year-old male was referred from a local clinic for an incidental thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm （TAAA） presenting in a supraceliac aortic aneurysm （SCAA） with maximal diameter of 6.0 cm in ...To the Editor： An 84-year-old male was referred from a local clinic for an incidental thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm （TAAA） presenting in a supraceliac aortic aneurysm （SCAA） with maximal diameter of 6.0 cm in spine magnetic resonance imaging. He had a medical history of hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and was a 30 pack-years＇ smoker. On physical exalnination, his vital signs were stable and abdomen was soft without pain and tenderness. Laboratory findings showed white blood cell count of 4840/μl, serum creatinine of 9 mg/L, erythrocyte sedimentation rate of 16 mm/h, and c-reactive protein of 13.24 mg/L.展开更多
文摘To the Editor： An 84-year-old male was referred from a local clinic for an incidental thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm （TAAA） presenting in a supraceliac aortic aneurysm （SCAA） with maximal diameter of 6.0 cm in spine magnetic resonance imaging. He had a medical history of hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and was a 30 pack-years＇ smoker. On physical exalnination, his vital signs were stable and abdomen was soft without pain and tenderness. Laboratory findings showed white blood cell count of 4840/μl, serum creatinine of 9 mg/L, erythrocyte sedimentation rate of 16 mm/h, and c-reactive protein of 13.24 mg/L.
