ABSTRACT
Abdominal aortic aneurysm is defined as a dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Its prevalence is between 1 and 1.5 cases per 100 people, constituting an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Rare in women, its frequency increases with age and its most frequent location is between the renal arteries and the aorto-iliac bifurcation. Approximately 5% of cases will involve the visceral branches. It is a silent pathological process whose natural evolution is rupture, which often has a fatal outcome and whose diagnosis is part of the pathology that we will find in emergency radiology. The involvement of the radiologist and the preparation of an accurate diagnostic report, as soon as possible, is essential for decision-making by the team in charge of the patient's surgery.
