Isolated dissecting aneurysm of the common iliac artery: Report of a case

Isolated dissecting aneurysms of the peripheral arteries which are not accompanied by a dissecting aneurysm of the aorta are rarely observed. We report herein the unusual case of a 54-year-old man in whom an isolated common iliac aneurysm was found to be caused by isolated dissecting aneurysms of the left common iliac artery.     

Thrombosed iliac venous aneurysm: a rare cause of left lower extremity venous obstruction

A patient who had deep venous obstruction of the left lower limb was shown to have thrombosis of a venous aneurysm of the left common iliac vein that measured 8.8 cm at the largest diameter. The aneurysm was suspected on the basis of preoperative noninvasive testing. Findings at surgery suggested the left iliac vein was being compressed by the right iliac artery. The aneurysm was resected and prosthetic graft material was used to reconstruct the venous system. A 22-month follow-up is recorded. Literature pertaining to the case is discussed.     

A novel hybrid approach to the treatment of common iliac aneurysms: antegrade endovascular hypogastric stent grafting and femorofemoral bypass grafting

A progressively enlarging left common iliac artery aneurysm developed in a 72-year-old man 7 years after open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair with a bifurcated Dacron graft. Because both the right hypogastric and inferior mesenteric arteries had been ligated at the initial operation, preservation of left hypogastric flow was critical to avoid pelvic or intestinal ischemia. He was a poor open surgical candidate owing to obesity, a hostile abdomen, and multiple medical comorbidities. Therefore, a novel hybrid approach was used consisting of left transbrachial selective left hypogastric artery catheterization, followed by deployment of two, overlapping, antegrade, covered stent grafts extending from the proximal left graft limb into the left hypogastric artery. A right-to-left femorofemoral crossover bypass was added to perfuse the left lower extremity and was performed in end-to-end fashion to the left common femoral artery to exclude and prevent retrograde flow into the iliac aneurysm. Also presented are potential procedural pitfalls and a detailed review of open, endovascular and hybrid options to preserve hypogastric flow when treating iliac aneurysms in complex, high-risk patients.     

Dissecting aneurysm of the infrarenal abdominal aorta

The aim of this study was to report the case of a patient with chronic dissecting infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and to review the literature for this rare vascular disorder. The preoperative assessment, surgical treatment, and postoperative course of a patient with a dissecting AAA and associated left iliac artery dissection were analyzed. The literature is reviewed with respect to etiology and pathogenesis as well as diagnostic and therapeutic management of infrarenal dissecting AAA. The preoperative diagnosis of dissecting infrarenal AAA was made by computed tomography and aortography and confirmed during surgery. Successful repair was accomplished by use of a bifurcated aortobiiliacal Dacron graft. A review of the literature demonstrates the rarity of dissecting aneurysm exclusively involving the infrarenal aortic segment. Primary dissecting aneurysm of the infrarenal abdominal aorta is a rare morphologic finding. Principles of diagnostic and therapeutic management of common atherosclerotic AAA also apply to dissecting AAA.     

Migration of a bifurcated endovascular graft into an iliac aneurysm: endovascular salvage and future prevention--a case report

The FDA approval of endovascular grafts for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms has been associated with a dramatic increase in the use of these devices. Major referral centers are reporting the treatment of 75% to 80% of their patients with infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms with endovascular devices. The large quantity of endovascular devices being used has produced a growing number of management issues that are often not predictable during the preoperative assessment. These issues require complex intraoperative decision making and innovative techniques for their management as reflected by the subsequent case report. An 82-year-old patient presented with a 7.8-cm abdominal aortic aneurysm. The aneurysm extended into the common iliac arteries bilaterally. The right common iliac artery was 6.5 cm and the left common iliac artery was 2.0 cm in maximal diameter. The preoperative work-up, including a computed tomography scan and arteriogram, suggested that he would be a potential candidate for endovascular repair. The plan was to extend the graft into the right external iliac artery after embolization of the right hypogastric artery and to seal the left limb in the ectatic left common iliac artery using an aortic extender cuff. During the endovascular repair of the aortoiliac aneurysms using the AneuRx bifurcated graft, the main device became dislodged from its infrarenal attachment site and migrated into the large right common iliac artery aneurysm with the iliac limb ending in the distal external iliac artery. A new bifurcated device was deployed from the left side to attempt an endovascular salvage of the difficult situation. The new graft was partially deployed down to the iliac limb. This allowed cannulation of the contralateral stump through the original endovascular graft that had migrated distally. The two grafts were connected with a long iliac limb. This allowed stabilization of the endovascular reconstruction by increasing its columnar strength. The deployment of the second bifurcated graft was completed and the central core with the runners removed safely without migration of the second bifurcated component. The reconstruction was completed with an aortic cuff in the left common iliac artery. The use of the aortic cuff was useful to preserve the left hypogastric artery. No intraoperative endoleak was noted. The patient did well and was discharged the day following the procedure. The follow-up computed tomography scan shows the abdominal aortic aneurysm excluded by the endovascular graft with a defunctionalized portion of one bifurcated graft within the right common iliac aneurysm. There is no evidence of endoleak and the abdominal aortic aneurysm had decreased in size at 6 months. This case demonstrates one of the unique management problems that may arise during endovascular graft placement. Events that initially would suggest failure of the endoluminal treatment may be corrected using advanced endovascular techniques by an experienced surgeon. However, there will be times that the prudent decision will be conversion to open repair. Only good clinical judgement and adequate training will prevent catastrophic outcomes.     

A giant left internal iliac artery aneurysm in a patient with Loeys–Dietz syndrome

A 16-year-old female presented with left iliac fossa pain. In January 2021, she was admitted to her local hospital with severe lower abdominal pain and the pelvic ultrasound demonstrated a 13-cm left internal iliac artery dissecting aneurysm with its partial thrombosis. On examination, she had a high-arched palate, multiple skin stretch marks, flat feet and a soft systolic ejection murmur at the left 5th mid-clavicular line. She had a mildly tender abdomen in the left iliac fossa. Computed tomography angiography demonstrated a 12.2 cm × 10.4 cm × 12.5 cm left internal iliac artery aneurysm. During surgery, the aneurysm was incised and the proximal and distal orifices of the internal iliac artery were ligated. Genetic testing yielded 2 mutations in the SMAD3 gene characteristic for Loeys–Dietz syndrome.     

Infected internal iliac artery aneurysm: a case report

Isolated internal iliac artery aneurysms are rare, and although most are of atherosclerotic origin the cause may also be congenital, traumatic, associated with pregnancy or infectious. A 56-year-old man presented with a swollen, painful left lower limb. Within a few days, weakness of the limb developed with fever and an acute abdomen with free air on x-ray. At emergency laparotomy a small perforation was found in the ascending colon. Examination of the left iliac fossa revealed a ruptured left internal iliac artery aneurysm. Extra-anatomic cross-femoral bypass grafting was done to revascularize the left lower extremity. The patient recovered without complication. At discharge the weakness had improved but knee flexion and extension were weak. Culture of the aneurysm contents grew Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The authors discuss the presentation and management of infected internal iliac artery aneurysms.     

Acute arterial insufficiency of the male genitalia

Three patients developed severe ischemia of the penis or scrotum from acute arterial occlusion. In one case, nonhealing ulceration of the glans developed after atheroembolism to the dorsal penile artery. One patient had penile ischemia after ligation of pelvic and femoral collateral circulation during repair of an aorto-bilateral-iliac artery aneurysm. A third patient had ischemia of the penis and scrotum from thromboembolism to the iliac arteries during repair of an aortoenteric fistula. Only seven patients have been described with acute arterial occlusion and severe ischemia of the male genitalia. A rare phenomenon because of rich collateral circulation, acute ischemia of the genitalia nevertheless must be recognized as a sign of severe vascular disease and a consequence of major arterial ligation or occlusion in the pelvis and groins.     

Traumatic pseudoaneurysm of abdominal aorta in a child

A 6-year-old child sustained blunt abdominal trauma leading to formation of infrarenal aortic pseudoaneurysm eroding the vertebra with impairment of blood flow in bilateral lower limbs (absent bilateral femoral pulsations) and paraplegia. Resection of aneurysm was done alongwith reconstruction of aorta and iliac arteries with expended Poly-Tetra-Flouro-Ethylene (e PTFE) patch. Right common iliac artery was directly anastomosed to left common iliac artery establishing good flow to bilateral lower limbs. The child made a good recovery and has started to walk after 3 months follow up.     

支架型人工血管临床应用的初步经验

目的探讨支架型人工血管治疗各类动脉瘤的临床效果。方法本组包括夹层动脉瘤 4 8例 ;腹主动脉瘤 13例 ;降主动脉、左锁骨下动脉、肾下和肾上腹主动脉假性动脉瘤分别为 4例、1例、2例和 1例 ;左、右髂动脉瘤各 1例。对夹层动脉瘤和假性动脉瘤均行破口封堵术 ,真性腹主动脉瘤行隔绝术。结果本组均获技术成功。围手术期死亡 2例。 5例夹层动脉瘤术后近侧有少量残余漏 ,但 4例半年后近侧渗漏消失 ,9例残存远侧破口少量返流。腹主动脉瘤 6例术后即时有轻度内漏 ,3个月后 5例内漏消失。结论支架型人工血管治疗夹层动脉瘤、假性动脉瘤和真性动脉瘤手术微创、安全 ,但其远期疗效需进一步观察。     

血管腔内治疗主动脉夹层和夹层动脉瘤

目的 探讨血管腔内治疗主动脉夹层和夹层动脉瘤的技术方法和疗效。方法 对20例主动脉夹层和夹层动脉瘤患者的临床资料进行分析。Stanford A型2例,其中1例内膜撕裂口位于升主动脉。Stanford B型18例。5例在不同部位有2个以上撕裂口。全组均以带膜支架型人工血管腔内植入行隔绝术。其中1例加作腹主动脉开窗和人工血管置换术,1例先行升主动脉．左锁骨下动脉和左颈总动脉Y形人工血管旁路术,再行腔内隔绝术。结果 无一例患者术中死亡,术后3d 1例Stanford B型患者死于心肌梗死,其余19例健康存活,生存率95％。术后随访1—20个月,各例主动脉夹层和动脉瘤均消失,无内漏,各器官灌注良好。结论 血管腔内植入带膜支架型人工血管是治疗主动脉夹层和夹层动脉瘤的简便、安全而有效的方法。手术死亡率低,手术成功率和生存率高。     

Complications of anomalous origin of the right subclavian artery: Case report and review of the literature

A 35-year-old black woman presented with thrombosis of an anomalous right subciavian artery and distal arterial embolization. Initially, her right subclavian artery was reimplanted onto the common carotid artery, and a brachial artery embolectomy plus intraoperative thrombolytic therapy were used to reopen her distal arterial circulation. When her brachial artery repair thrombosed the following day, a distal ulnar artery bypass and repeat thrombolytic therapy were required to restore arterial patency. Six months later, she returned with severe, progressive, neointimal hyperplasia of her brachial artery and a second attempt at arterial reconstruction was unsuccessful. She eventually required a right below-elbow amputation. This patient demonstrated an anomalous right subclavian artery that presented with distal embolization without an antecedent history of severe atherosclerotic disease or the development of a right subclavian artery aneurysm. A review of the medical literature relating to complications of this anomaly is provided.     

A case of intimal dissection of the aorta during transfemoral angiography]

A 54-year-old man underwent right transfemoral angiography because of left renal hematuria. During angiography, dissection of abdominal aorta and thoracic aorta was encountered. It was initiated by intramural catheter passage at the bifurcation of the internal and external iliac artery. Transaxillary aortography about one month after the first angiography showed occlusion of the dissecting space in the thoracic aorta and existence of dissecting space in the abdominal aorta. Communicating orifices between the true space and the false space existed not only at the bifurcation of internal iliac artery and external iliac artery, but also at the abdominal aorta near the left renal artery. CT 1.5 months after the first angiography did not demonstrate more improvement. Surgery was performed. It was impossible to sew up and close the orifices of the space because of the fragility of the intima. Surrounding abdominal aorta and common iliac artery were wrapped near orifices with a dacron graft. A follow-up CT obtained 3 months postoperatively showed that the dissecting space in the abdominal aorta had disappeared. Wrapping was very useful to promote organization of the dissecting space.     

Profunda Femoris as an Access Site Vessel for a Hybrid Approach to the Treatment of a Para-Anastomotic Common Iliac Artery Aneurysm and Intermittent Claudication,Occurring after Previous Abdominal Aortic Tube Graft Repair and Femoro-Femoral Bypass Graft. A Case Report

A true para-anastomotic right common iliac artery aneurysm and intermittent claudication developed in a 76-year-old man 5 years after open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair with a Dacron tube graft. Following the initial operation the patient developed acute left iliac occlusive disease necessitating an immediate right-to-left femoro-femoral crossover bypass graft. The patient was a poor open surgical candidate because of multiple medical comorbidities. Therefore, a hybrid approach was used consisting of exposure and catheterization of the right profunda femoris artery, which was used as the access site vessel for the deployment of a covered stent graft extending from the ostium of the common iliac artery into the external iliac artery. Simultaneously, the right profunda femoris provided inflow for an open above-knee profunda femoro-popliteal bypass graft to perfuse the right lower extremity. Postoperative angiography demonstrated primary technical success, with exclusion of the aneurysm and no endoleak. The patient is doing well 34 months postoperatively, with a patent endograft and no sign of intermittent claudication. Profunda femoris proved to be an excellent alternative to the common femoral artery for the application of a hybrid technique in a high-risk patient with complicated anatomy.     

Extra-anatomic bypass operation of ruptured thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm

A successful surgical case of ruptured thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm of Crawford type III was reported. The patient was a 40-year-old male suffering from cystic kidney, hypertension and dissecting aortic aneurysm. The operative procedure was implantation of a large Dacron graft between the ascending aorta and the common iliac arteries, with branches of small Dacron grafts anastomosed to the left common carotid, left subclavian, celiac, superior mesenteric and renal arteries, and exclusion of the aorta.     

Autopsied case of an extracranial internal carotid artery dissecting aneurysm

An autopsy case of extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) dissecting aneurysm due to atherosclerosis was reported. A 74-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with the chief complaints of hoarseness and a pulsatile mass below the left mandibular angle. Neurological examination showed no obvious deficits except left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy. Angiography revealed narrowing of the original segment of left ICA with dissection and aneurysmal dilation at the level of C3 vertebra. Seven days after admission, the patient had a sudden onset of consciousness disturbance. The second angiography showed no obvious changes compared with the first findings except slight narrowing in the distal portion above the aneurysmal dilation. The possible mechanism was thought to be recanalization following transient occlusion of the left ICA caused by extension of dissection or intracranial embolism due to a thrombus within the aneurysm. He was managed conservatively, but unfortunately he died of pneumonia. Macroscopic autopsy showed that the aneurysm was fusiform. Histologically, it demonstrated dissection of the hematoma between the media and adventitia layer. Hemorrhage in the atheromatous plaque with disruption of the elastic lamina were observed along with severe degenerative changes of the intima, media and, in part, adventitia layer due to atherosclerosis. In addition, a dissecting aneurysm of the right iliac artery and severe arteriosclerosis were observed in the systemic arteries. On the basis of these findings, the dissecting aneurysm presumably developed after disruption of a weak portion of the atherosclerotic wall, where intraplaque hemorrhage occurred earlier. We suggest that atherosclerosis be regarded as one of the pathogenic factors capable of causing dissecting aneurysm of the extracranial ICA in elderly patients.     

Technical tips for endovascular repair of common iliac artery aneurysms

Isolated common iliac artery aneurysms are rare, comprising <2% of all aneurysm disease. These aneurysms present as either isolated disease, .03% of the population, or, in conjunction with abdominal aortic aneurysm, in approximately 20% to 25% of such cases. Common iliac artery aneurysms are defined as any localized dilatation of the common iliac artery >1.5 cm in diameter. Elective repair for isolated common iliac artery aneurysms is generally not undertaken for aneurysms <3 cm in diameter unless they are part of an abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Most common iliac artery aneurysms are found incidentally during abdominal/pelvic diagnostic imaging studies or at the time of pelvic or abdominal surgery. As with abdominal aortic aneurysms, endovascular repair of common iliac artery aneurysms follows techniques similar to those used for endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Management includes aneurysm exclusion with an endograft, which seals at sites within the proximal and distal common iliac artery and may involve coil occlusion of the hypogastric artery with extension of the reconstruction into the proximal external iliac artery, or use a "bell-bottom" endograft limb placed at the common iliac bifurcation. Technical tips for successful outcome are described here, and all US Food and Drug Administration approved endografts have been used for repair. There were no statistically significant differences in outcomes that correlated with device or repair techniques used for management of common iliac artery aneurysms. Mid-term 54-month outcome has been excellent, with no common iliac artery ruptures or aneurysm-related deaths and the need for secondary interventions was gratifyingly small.     

Spontaneous dissection of the anterior cerebral artery presenting subarachnoid hemorrhage and cerebral infarction: a case report

A case is reported of anterior cerebral artery dissecting aneurysm presenting with subarachnoid hemorrhage and cerebral infarction. A 50-year-old man presented with sudden onset of weakness of the left lower limb was admitted to our hospital. CT scan on admission showed a subarachnoid hemorrhage in the interhemispheric fissure and CT on the 6th day demonstrated a cerebral infarction on the right medial frontal lobe. A carotid angiogram 12 hours after the onset showed no aneurysmal lesion, but, the angiogram repeated 11 days after the onset revealed an aneurysmal dilatation with distal narrowing at the right A2-A3 segment. To prevent rebleeding, we performed a wrapping procedure through the interhemispheric route on the 18th day after onset. The postoperative course was uneventful. We reviewed 27 previously reported cases with symptomatic dissecting aneurysm confined to the anterior cerebral artery.     

Vertebrobasilar artery dissection presenting with simultaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage and brain stem infarction: case report

BACKGROUND: Intracranial dissecting aneurysms have been associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) or cerebral ischemia. We encountered a patient presenting with simultaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage and brainstem infarction caused by a dissecting aneurysm of the vertebrobasilar artery, which was diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) but did not show abnormal findings on cerebral angiography. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 55-year-old man had sudden onset of headache and left abducens palsy. Computed tomography revealed a subarachnoid hemorrhage localized in the left prepontine cistern and the left cerebellomedullary fissure. Cerebral angiography showed neither a saccular aneurysm nor fusiform dilatation causing the subarachnoid hemorrhage. MRI demonstrated a small infarction in the left dorsal pons, and an intramural hematoma of the left vertebral artery and lower basilar artery. CONCLUSION: This is a rare case of a vertebrobasilar dissecting aneurysm that simultaneously caused both SAH and brain stem infarction. MRI should be performed in the acute phase of SAH of unknown origin to determine the possible coexistence of a dissecting aneurysm, as occurred in this case.     

Cross-femoral bypass graft for combined iliac arterial venous injury

We report on the treatment of a patient who sustained combined arterial and venous injury to the left iliac vessels as a result of a gunshot wound. Repair was accomplished as a staged procedure following lifesaving ligation of both artery and vein, using extraanatomic, cross-femoral polytetrafluoroethylene (arterial) and saphenous vein (venous) bypass techniques, followed by prophylactic caval filter placement. Principles of management with respect to combined arterial venous vascular injury are discussed, with special reference to controversies surrounding repair of major venous injury.