The vanishing giant abdominal aortic aneurysm

Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2011 May;45(4):365-7. doi: 10.1177/1538574411401758. Epub 2011 Mar 28.

Abstract

Spontaneous sac size regression of a giant abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a rare event that has not been previously described. We report a case of an 89-year-old woman with a known 9-cm AAA, which was diagnosed in 2003. The patient had refused any kind of treatment at that time. Recent imaging studies obtained 7 years later revealed an AAA of 4 cm diameter. This is the first recorded case of significant spontaneous AAA sac shrinkage.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / diagnosis*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortography / methods
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Remission, Spontaneous
  • Time Factors
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex