title: Endovascular graft placement for femoral artery erosion caused by recurrent vulvar carcinoma.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Advances in minimally-invasive endovascular therapy have offered an efficient alternative to conventional open surgery in patients with severe comorbidities.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a case of severe hemorrhage resulting from recurrent vulvar carcinoma-associated erosion of the left common femoral and proximal left superficial femoral arteries which was successfully managed with percutaneous endovascular stent-graft placement, achieving immediate hemostasis and maintaining lower extremity perfusion while awaiting more invasive and definitive treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Endovascular stent-graft placement of eroded artery, in an infected field, is technically feasible in an emergency situation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY 10019, USA.
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Silberzweig
mesh_terms: D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*