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== Etiology ==
== Etiology ==
Same risk factors as for [[atherosclerosis]].
Same risk factors as for [[atherosclerosis]].
== Pathology ==
Degeneration of elastic and collagen fibres, as well as atherosclerosis, causes the formation of the aneurysm.


== Clinical features ==
== Clinical features ==