Aortic aneurysms: the role of interventional radiology

Abstract

Unruptured AAAs are typically asymptomatic, but may rarely present with chest, abdominal or back pain. Small aneurysms may never rupture; however, if they are large and/or fast growing, they have a higher chance of rupture, which leads to fatal bleeding and death. Large ones may also present as a pulsatile abdominal mass. Contents Clinical Presentation Risk Factors Natural Disease Course Screening Diagnosis & Reporting Management Take Home Points ReferencesCase: Maxime St-Amant rID: 19233Unruptured TAAs are usually an incidental finding on chest imaging, though they may present symptomatically due to mass effect on the airway or esophagus. Alternatively, they could present with aorto-bronchial or aorto-esophageal fistulas.