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Click image to view larger abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) Sometimes called triple A. A ballooning out of a segment of artery caused by disease or weakness in the vessel wall (called an aneurysm) that occurs in the portion of the aorta that runs through the abdomen. For more information, see the Abdominal aortic aneurysm.