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. 1977 Apr;53(618):231–234. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.53.618.231

Spontaneous rupture of the abdominal aorta.

T G Williams
PMCID: PMC2496486  PMID: 870895

Abstract

Fatal spontaneous rupture of the lower abdominal aorta in a previously healthy 61-year-old woman is reported; the possibility that she had the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is discussed.

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