title: External iliac venous aneurysm in a pregnant woman: a case report.
abstract: We report an external iliac venous aneurysm in a young pregnant woman who was diagnosed incidentally by ultrasound scanning. The aneurysm was successfully treated by tangential aneurysmectomy and lateral venorrhaphy. Primary iliac venous aneurysm is a rare vascular abnormality. The clinical significance of the disease is unknown. However, embolism, rupture, and thrombosis might occur as they can occur with popliteal venous aneurysm. In fact, three of four reported patients with iliac venous aneurysms had a thromboembolic event. For those reasons, prophylactic treatment is indicated. This is the first patient with an iliac venous aneurysm to be diagnosed without complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan. hbanno@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Banno
authors.forename: Dai
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yamanouchi
authors.forename: Hiromine
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: Masayoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: Naomichi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nishikimi
authors.forename: Kimihiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Komori
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*