title: Emergency endovascular treatment of a ruptured internal iliac artery aneurysm long after abdominal aortic aneurysm surgical repair.
abstract: The purpose of this report is to describe the endovascular exclusion of an internal iliac artery (IIA) aneurysm in emergency setting, long after abdominal aortic aneurysm surgical repair. An 85-year-old male presented with a contained rupture of a huge IIA aneurysm, ten years after aortoiliac bifurcated grafting. Because of poor clinical conditions an emergency endovascular treatment was planned. A stent-graft was positioned from the proximal right branch of the bifurcated surgical prosthesis to the distal external iliac artery, covering the hypogastric aneurysm neck. One month after the procedure, CT scan demonstrated the complete exclusion of the aneurysm. Endovascular treatment of IIA aneurysms is an excellent option to reduce perioperative morbidity and mortality in high risk patients, particularly in an emergency setting.
authors.affiliation: Aurelia Hospital, Rome, Italy. raoulborioni@alice.it
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Borioni
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Luca
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maspes
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sciuto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garofalo
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006801:Humans; D017543:Iliac Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome