[A male with painful blue discoloration of the legs]

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2022 Feb 2:166:D6420.
[Article in Dutch]

Abstract

A 79 year old male was presented with progressive blue discoloration of both legs. A ruptured aneurysm with fistula into the inferior vena cava was diagnosed. During subsequent emergency EVAR the aneurysm was treated. Directly after surgery the discoloration and pain disappeared.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal* / surgery
  • Aortic Rupture* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Leg
  • Male
  • Pain / etiology
  • Vena Cava, Inferior