Pseudoaneurysm of the abdominal aorta diagnosed by color duplex Doppler sonography

A pseudoaneurysm of the abdominal aorta is rare, accounting for only 1% of all abdominal aneurysms. More than 1 imaging method may be needed to demons trate an abdominal aortic pseudoaneurysm. We report a case in which the pre sence of continuous bidirectional flow in the neck of a pseudoaneurysm on c olor duplex Doppler sonography confirmed the diagnosis. (C) 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.