A Geant Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Who Hides Others: A Case Report

Abstract

A 67-year-old man with a history of MCA (middle cerebral artery) aneurysm, smoking, and arterial hypertension, presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain and a pulsatile mass. The patient's vital signs were within normal ranges. On physical examination, the patient was mildly discomforted due to abdominal pain. His abdomen was soft, with tenderness in the right lower quadrant, and a pulsatile mass was present. A CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with intravenous iodinated contrast revealed an aneurysmal dilatation of the abdominal aorta measuring 7 cm in diameter, beginning inferior to the level of the renal arteries and continuing to the iliac bifurcation with thrombosis of the right common iliac artery extending its branches. Associated with an aneurysmal dilatation of the celiac trunk and the splenic artery. There was extensive mural thrombus, a patent lumen, and no evidence of frank rupture.