TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm A1 - Fuente, Alex de la A2 - Sherman, Scott C. A2 - Weber, Joseph M. A2 - Schindlbeck, Michael A. A2 - Rahul G., Patwari Y1 - 2014 N1 - T2 - Clinical Emergency Medicine AB - Diagnosis of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is frequently missed or delayed. The most common misdiagnosis is renal colic.AAA must be considered in any elderly patient with back, flank, or groin pain.Suspected ruptured AAA requires emergent consultation, with the goal of immediate open or endovascular repair.Patients with incidentally discovered AAAs must be referred for surveillance or elective repair. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/20 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1101224787 ER -