11. A normal abdominal aorta measures 2 centimeters in diameter. 12. He died on December 23, 1997 after being diagnosed with aneurysm of the abdominal aorta at age 86. 13. He visits Genghis Mao and informs the dictator of an aneurysm he detected in the dictator's abdominal aorta . 14. If the aortic dissection involves the abdominal aorta , compromise of the branches of the abdominal aorta is possible. 15. If the aortic dissection involves the abdominal aorta, compromise of the branches of the abdominal aorta is possible. 16. There has been recent evidence that shows that it plays an important role in thoracic, and abdominal aorta . 17. Following emergency surgery on a blockage in his abdominal aorta , he disclosed he had been diagnosed with colon cancer. 18. They often involve large portions of the ascending and transverse aortic arch, the abdominal aorta , or less frequently the iliac arteries. 19. The strongest impact of smoking was seen in the abdominal aorta , where aneurysms, or bulging of artery walls, develop in middle age. 20. The aorta then continues downward as the abdominal aorta ( or abdominal portion of the aorta ) diaphragm to the aortic bifurcation.