Aorta - Incidental AAA
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Routine abdominal evaluation using a Sonosite X-Porte curvilinear ultrasound probe revealed this 6.0cm abdominal aortic aneurysm (without rupture or dissection) in a patient with risk factors for the same. This enabled our middle-aged diabetic male with 80 pack/yr smoking history to receive timely evaluation by vascular surgery and subsequent appropriate serial monitoring and follow-up. Siang-Chean Kua MS-4 Central Michigan University College of Medicine Additional contributors: Ryan Shelby, MD, Thomas Ferreri, MD, Therese Mead, DO, RDMS, FACEP