Symptomatic 7-cm Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in an Otherwise Healthy 31-Year-Old Woman

Abstract

Abdominal aortic aneurysms are rare in young women. We report the case of a 31-year-old woman who underwent open surgical repair of a symptomatic 7-cm abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). The patient had no identifiable AAA risk factors. Laboratory and pathological analyses demonstrated a nonspecific inflammatory component.

Keywords

abdominal aortic aneurysm infrarenal inflammatory aneurysm

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