An Operative Case of Abdominal Aortic Pseudo-aneurysm in Delayed Development due to Blunt Trauma

Introduction

Traumatic injury to the abdominal aorta is uncommon, and most patients exhibit a delayed presentation.

Report

At 67 years of age, the patient was in a traffic accident and sustained a liver injury without abdominal aortic injury. Three months after the accident, a computed tomography (CT) scan revealed the presence of an infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm with saccular changes. Three years after the accident, the pseudo-aneurysm measured 35 mm, and conventional open surgery was performed.

Discussion

It is important to be aware that the delayed development of an abdominal pseudo-aneurysm may exist despite normal initial CT scans.