Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm diagnosed through non-contrast MRI

Abstract EN

Rupture of an aneurysm is a rare complication although it is considered a common cause of death.

Some of these patients present with the classic triad of symptoms such as abdominal p ; pulsatile abdominal mass and shock.

Most symptoms are misleading and will only present as vague abdominal pain.

Here we describe one such patient with an unusual presentation of a misleading abdominal mass which was eventually diagnosed as a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm after an emergency MRI.