Spontaneous dissecting aneurysm of the common iliac artery |
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| Authors: | Serge Declemy MD Patrice Kreitmann MD Georges Popoff MD Fernando Diaz MD |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Centre de Cardiologie Médico-chirurgical, Institut Arnault Tzanck, Saint Laurent du Var, France |
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| Abstract: | A 52-year-old man sought medical advice for sudden onset of intermittent claudication of the left lower limb after 50 meters walking. Aortography documented a dissecting aneurysm limited to the left common iliac artery. After resection, a prosthetic graft was inserted. Pathology showed that the cause of the dissection was atheroma. Spontaneous dissecting aneurysm of the common iliac artery is rare. Rupture represents the principal hazard. A high index of suspicion should lead to diagnosis as soon as signs of lower limb ischemia, occasionally transient, appear. |
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| Keywords: | Iliac artery, common claudication aneurysm peripheral vascular disease |
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