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Blunt abdominal aortic trauma is a rare but potentially lethal event. It is commonly associated with high-speed motor vehicle accidents. Intimal flap, thrombosis, and pseudoaneurysm of the abdominal aorta are the more common findings. We present a case of blunt abdominal aortic trauma in which CT disclosed free aortic rupture with intraabdominal bleeding and a huge retroperitoneal hematoma, an extremely rare finding among patients reaching the hospital alive, due to its high and immediate mortality rate.
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Nucifora, G., Hysko, F. & Vasciaveo, A. Blunt traumatic abdominal aortic rupture: CT imaging. Emerg Radiol 15, 211–213 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-007-0649-2
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