Snapshot A 61-year-old man presents to the emergency department for vague abdominal and back pain. He says that his symptoms progressively worsened over the course of months and cannot identify an initiating cause. Medical history is significant for hypertension. He has been smoking 1 pack of cigarettes per day for the past 30 years. On physical exam, the patient has an enlarged pulsatile mass of approximately 5 cm in diameter. Introduction Clinical definition login to view 1 more bullet Epidemiology login to view 7 more bullets Pathogenesis login to view 8 more bullets Prognosis login to view 1 more bullet Presentation Symptoms/physical exam login to view 6 more bullets Imaging Abdominal ultrasound login to view 1 more bullet Abdominal CT (contrast-enhanced) login to view 1 more bullet Treatment Operative login to view 5 more bullets Complications Rupture