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===Common Causes===
*[[Abdominal trauma]]
*[[Abdominal trauma]]<ref name="The Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy" />
*[[Atherosclerosis]]
*[[Atherosclerosis]]<ref name="Santosa -2013 ">{{Cite journal | last1 = Santosa | first1 = F . | last2 = Schrader | first2 = S . | last3 = Nowak | first3 = T . | last4 = Luther | first4 = B . | last5 = Kröger | first5 = K. | last6 = Bufe | first6 = A . | title = Thoracal, abdominal and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm . | journal = Int Angiol | volume = 32 | issue = 5 | pages = 501 -5 | month = Oct | year = 2013 | doi = | PMID = 23903309 }}</ref>
*[[Marfan syndrome]]<ref name="Singh-2001">{{Cite journal | last1 = Singh | first1 = K. | last2 = Bønaa | first2 = KH. | last3 = Jacobsen | first3 = BK. | last4 = Bjørk | first4 = L. | last5 = Solberg | first5 = S. | title = Prevalence of and risk factors for abdominal aortic aneurysms in a population-based study : The Tromsø Study. | journal = Am J Epidemiol | volume = 154 | issue = 3 | pages = 236-44 | month = Aug | year = 2001 | doi = | PMID = 11479188 }}</ref><ref name="Santosa-2013">{{Cite journal | last1 = Santosa | first1 = F. | last2 = Schrader | first2 = S. | last3 = Nowak | first3 = T. | last4 = Luther | first4 = B. | last5 = Kröger | first5 = K. | last6 = Bufe | first6 = A. | title = Thoracal, abdominal and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm. | journal = Int Angiol | volume = 32 | issue = 5 | pages = 501-5 | month = Oct | year = 2013 | doi = | PMID = 23903309 }}</ref>
*[[Marfan syndrome]] <ref name="Singh -2001 ">{{Cite journal | last1 = Singh | first1 = K . | last2 = Bønaa | first2 = KH . | last3 = Jacobsen | first3 = BK . | last4 = Bjørk | first4 = L . | last5 = Solberg | first5 = S . | title = Prevalence of and risk factors for abdominal aortic aneurysms in a population-based study : The Tromsø Study . | journal = Am J Epidemiol | volume = 154 | issue = 3 | pages = 236 -44 | month = Aug | year = 2001 | doi = | PMID = 11479188 }}</ref>
===Causes by Organ System===
===Causes by Organ System===
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vendhan Ramanujam M.B.B.S [2] Ramyar Ghandriz MD [3]
Overview The most common cause of abdominal aortic aneurysm is atherosclerosis .
Causes Life Threatening Causes Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.[ 1]
Common Causes Causes by Organ System
Cardiovascular
Anastomosis , aortic dissection , arteritis , atheroma , atherosclerosis , bicuspid aortic valve , coarctation of the aorta , coronary artery disease , cystic medial necrosis , endocarditis , heart valve surgery , vasculitis
Chemical / poisoning
No underlying causes
Dermatologic
No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect
Chemotherapy , chronic glucocorticoid therapy
Ear Nose Throat
No underlying causes
Endocrine
No underlying causes
Environmental
No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic
Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency , appendectomy , cholecystectomy , cholecystitis , cirrhosis , colorectal surgery , diverticulitis , esophageal varices , gastrointestinal endoscopy , gastrointestinal perforation , hemorrhoids , pancreatic pseudocyst
Genetic
Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency , arterial tortuosity syndrome , bicuspid aortic valve , Ehlers-Danlos syndrome , Loeys-Dietz syndrome , Marfan syndrome , pseudoxanthoma elasticum , Turner's syndrome
Hematologic
No underlying causes
Iatrogenic
Appendectomy , cholecystectomy , colorectal surgery , gastrointestinal endoscopy , heart valve surgery , hemodialysis , hip replacement surgery , nerve block , oral surgery , percutaneous access for cardiac catheterization , prior aortic repairs
Infectious Disease
Acinetobacter , arteritis , aspergillus , bacteremia , bacteroides , brucella , burkholderia pseudomallei , campylobacter , candida , clostridium , corynebacterium , coxiella burnetii , cryptococcus , endocarditis , escherichia coli , haemophilus influenzae , HIV , intravenous drug use , klebsiella , lactococcus cremoris , listeria , melioidosis , methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus , mycobacterium tuberculosis , mycosis , nonpneumococcal streptococcus , oral surgery , osteomyelitis , periodontal infection , pneumonia , pseudallescheria boydii , pseudomonas , rothia dentocariosa , salmonella , septic embolic , soft tissue infection , staphylococcus aureus , staphylococcus epidermidis , streptococcus pneumoniae , treponema pallidum , urinary tract infection , vancomycin intermediate staphylococcus aureus , vertebral osteomyelitis , yersinia
Musculoskeletal / Ortho
Arterial tortuosity syndrome , hip replacement surgery , osteomyelitis , vertebral osteomyelitis
Neurologic
No underlying causes
Nutritional / Metabolic
Lipid metabolism disorders
Obstetric/Gynecologic
No underlying causes
Oncologic
Malignancies
Opthalmologic
No underlying causes
Overdose / Toxicity
No underlying causes
Psychiatric
No underlying causes
Pulmonary
Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency , chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Renal / Electrolyte
Hemodialysis , polycystic kidney disease
Rheum / Immune / Allergy
Arteritis , giant cell arteritis , immunodeficiency , post-transplant , relapsing polychondritis , Takayasu disease , temporal arteritis
Sexual
No underlying causes
Trauma
Abdominal trauma , chest trauma , near drowning
Urologic
No underlying causes
Dental
No underlying causes
Miscellaneous
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome , pseudoaneurysm
Causes in Alphabetical Order References
↑ 1.0 1.1 Porter, Robert (2011). The Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy . Whitehouse Station, N.J: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. ISBN 9780911910193 . ↑ Santosa, F.; Schrader, S.; Nowak, T.; Luther, B.; Kröger, K.; Bufe, A. (2013). "Thoracal, abdominal and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm". Int Angiol . 32 (5): 501–5. PMID 23903309 . ↑ Singh, K.; Bønaa, KH.; Jacobsen, BK.; Bjørk, L.; Solberg, S. (2001). "Prevalence of and risk factors for abdominal aortic aneurysms in a population-based study : The Tromsø Study". Am J Epidemiol . 154 (3): 236–44. PMID 11479188 .