title: A unique technique for intentional occlusion of an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
abstract: We report the case of a 78-year-old man with coronary artery disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and chronic renal insufficiency with an enlarging 6.7-cm infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm. He also had a 4-cm right common iliac artery aneurysm, and right external iliac artery occlusion. The patient had a history of an axillobifemoral bypass graft placed 10 years prior for aortoiliac occlusive disease. We describe the use of an infrarenal aorto-uni-iliac graft and subsequent intentional graft occlusion as an endovascular solution to treat aneurysmal disease in this sick patient. He remains asymptomatic after surgery, with demonstrated occlusion of his aneurysms.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Karan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Todd L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Berland
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Frank J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Veith
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY. Electronic address: neal.cayne@nyumc.org.
authors.forename: Neal S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Cayne
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*