Emergency repair of the abdominal aortic aneurysm resulted in recovery. Leakage or rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm can present as ureteral colic or testicular pain. The presumed mechanism is compression of the genitofemoral or ilioinguinal nerve, or irritation of ureteral pain fibers in the sympathetic plexus adjacent to a retroperitoneal hematoma. The Newsletter is distributed monthly by the Internal Medicine Residency Program. Its purpose is to communicate news important to resident physicians, faculty, and staff.
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