title: An internal iliac artery aneurysm causing a colonic obstruction: report of a case.
abstract: An 80-year-old male patient presented with the chief complaints of a sudden onset of pain in the right lower quadrant and constipation of 3 days' duration. In computerized tomographic examination an aneurysm of right internal iliac artery and an abnormally enlarged descending colon were seen. During an emergency operation a small rupture in the subserosa of the rectosigmoid junction was found.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Selçuk, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ozergin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vatansev
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Durgut
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozülkü
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Görmüş
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000150:complications*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003248:Constipation / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D017543:Iliac Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male