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Saccular aortic aneurysm

Case contributed by Bruno Di Muzio
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Hypertensive patient with aortic aneurysm on abdominal ultrasound.

Patient Data

Age: 72
Gender: Unknown

CTA Abdo aorta & iliac arts

ct

There is an infrarenal anterior saccular aortic aneurysm. 

Case Discussion

Saccular aneurysm is a focal dilation of the vessel wall that is attached to a stalk which communicates with the vessel lumen.

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