title: Familial abdominal aortic aneurysms.
abstract: The case histories of three brothers, the only siblings of one family, all of whom underwent surgery for the treatment of a previously asymptomatic ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, are recorded. The possibility of underlying constitutional and hereditary factors is discussed and the suggestion of a primary familial incidence of atheromatous, nondissecting aortic aneurysm is raised.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000235:genetics*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged