title: Bilateral congenital absence of internal iliac arteries, prominent lumbar arteries, and a ruptured mycotic aneurysm of the abdominal aorta.
abstract: A 46-year-old man was admitted for surgery on a ruptured mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm. Emergency repair was performed, during which certain anomalies were noted. First, the bifurcation of the aorta was posterior to the left common iliac vein. Second there were no internal iliac arteries. Also, there were prominent lumbar arteries compensating for the absent internal iliac arteries bilaterally. This, we consider, is the first reported case of congenitally absent bilateral internal iliac arteries.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, UK. ziadharb@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Ziad
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Harb
authors.forename: Samantha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rutter
mesh_terms: D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000601:surgery*; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000601:surgery*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged