title: False iliac artery aneurysm following renal transplantation.
abstract: We report a very rare case of a false iliac artery aneurysm following renal transplantation. The patient was a 51-year-old women who presented with a painful 10 x 10 cm pulsating mass in her left iliac fossa. The patient had received a second cadaveric renal transplantation 5 years previously. The graft never functioned and transplant nephrectomy was performed 2 weeks later. A CT-scanning showed a 10 x 10 cm large aneurysm arising from the left external iliac artery. At operation a large false aneurysm was identified arising from the original transplant anastomotic site. Due to the extent of the aneurysms, a Gortex graft was inserted between the external iliac artery and the common femoral artery. The patient made an uneventful post-operative recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, National University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Levi
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Sonksen
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Schroeder
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kristensen
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged