title: Isolated Spontaneous Dissection of the Iliac Arteries: False Lumen Embolization as an Adjunct to Percutaneous Stent Grafting.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Spontaneous dissection of iliac arteries, without involvement of the aorta, is rare. Only few cases of endovascular treatment of this condition are reported in the current literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report false lumen embolization strategy as an adjunct to stent grafting of the true lumen.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A 68-year-old male patient was admitted to our institution with the incidental finding of an isolated iliac dissection with a false lumen aneurysm. He was electively treated with successful segmental iliac stent grafting to cover the primary entry tear in the common iliac artery. Coil embolization of the false lumen was chosen to provide distal seal of the false lumen aneurysm.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  As in the treatment of aortic dissections, also in the iliac arteries, false lumen thrombosis should be targeted. To our knowledge, this is the first case of false lumen embolization of an isolated iliac dissection reported in literature. The technique we report was effective and could be easily reproduced.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center, Hamburg, Germany; Unit of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Hospital S. Maria della Misericordia, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy. Electronic address: beatrice.fiorucci.bf@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Beatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fiorucci
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsilimparis
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Fiona
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rohlffs
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wipper
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Eike Sebastian
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Debus
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Tilo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kölbel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D017543:Iliac Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome