Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Presentation
Abdominal and back pain with radiation into the right leg.
From the case:
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
X-ray
Frontal
Calcification within the wall of an aortic aneurysm.
From the case:
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
CT
Axial C+ arterial phase
A large saccular aortic aneurysm that contains extensive mural thrombus.
Case Discussion
A 7.5cm abdominal aortic aneurysm with a mural thrombus that almost completely fills the lumen of the saccular element. Calcification of the wall of the aneurysmal sac is demonstrated on the CT and the x-ray.