Publications by authors named "R Rutsaert"

Background: Visceral artery pseudoaneurysms are relatively rare but have a high mortality rate in case of rupture. Their detection in the last decades is rising due to an increased use of computed tomography and angiography. However, due to the nonspecific nature of the clinical symptoms and signs, diagnosis is often delayed or missed.

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A 54-year-old man presented with fever, vomiting, jaundice and conjunctival injection. These clinical signs, together with the presence of mild inflammation, hepatitis and severe acute kidney injury, lead to the suspicion of leptospirosis. Infection was serologically confirmed and treatment with ceftriaxone and intermittent haemodialysis was followed by rapid clinical and biochemical recovery.

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We present a case of an abdominal aortic aneurysm ruptured into a retroaortic left renal vein. The patient presented with left flank pain, left-sided varicocoele and haematuria. Imaging showed a juxtarenal AAA associated with a retroaortic left renal vein and simultaneous contrast captation of the aneurysm, the vena cava, the left renal vein and the left vena testicularis.

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Pulmonary blastomas are rare malignant tumors, comprising only 0.25-0.5% of all malignant lung neoplasms.

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