Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm with extreme iliac artery tortuosity.
Iliac artery tortuosity can be a limiting factor in treating abdominal aortic aneurysms by endovascular means. In this case, a 6F catheter guiding sheath was used to allow tracking of the superstiff wire to straighten the iliac artery on the left. This allowed for tracking of the larger sheath so that a bifurcated device could be completed. This technique may be useful in dealing with extreme iliac tortuosity if one is unable to advance the superstiff wire.
Rahimi
Saum A
SA
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Division of Vascular Surgery, New Brunswick, NJ, USA. rahimisa@umdnj.edu
O'Donnell
Paul L
PL
Graham
Alan M
AM
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome