title: The vanishing giant abdominal aortic aneurysm.
abstract: Spontaneous sac size regression of a giant abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a rare event that has not been previously described. We report a case of an 89-year-old woman with a known 9-cm AAA, which was diagnosed in 2003. The patient had refused any kind of treatment at that time. Recent imaging studies obtained 7 years later revealed an AAA of 4 cm diameter. This is the first recorded case of significant spontaneous AAA sac shrinkage.
authors: University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
authors: Lian
authors: L
authors: Krivoshei
authors: Moshe
authors: M
authors: Halak
authors: Jacob
authors: J
authors: Schneiderman
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: Silverberg
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex