[Aneurysm of the abdominal aorta. Description of a case]

Having recalled the insidious onset, etiopathogenesis, incidence, clinical and instrumental diagnosis, and the very severe prognosis of abdominal aortic aneurysm, as well as the excellent results obtained by elective surgery, the authors describe a case they had occasion to observe and in which sudden rupture of the aneurysm was fatal.