title: Spontaneous dissecting aneurysm of the common iliac artery.
abstract: A 52-year-old man sought medical advice for sudden onset of intermittent claudication of the left lower limb after 50 meters walking. Aortography documented a dissecting aneurysm limited to the left common iliac artery. After resection, a prosthetic graft was inserted. Pathology showed that the cause of the dissection was atheroma. Spontaneous dissecting aneurysm of the common iliac artery is rare. Rupture represents the principal hazard. A high index of suspicion should lead to diagnosis as soon as signs of lower limb ischemia, occasionally transient, appear.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Cardiologie Médico-chirurgical, Institut Arnault Tzanck, Saint Laurent du Var, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Declemy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kreitmann
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Popoff
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Diaz
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000473:pathology; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged