Endovascular exclusion of symptomatic bilateral common lliac artery anueurysms with preservation of an aneurysmal internal lliac artery via a reverse-U stent-graft

J Endovasc Ther. 2006 Apr;13(2):158-63. doi: 10.1583/05-1746.1.

Abstract

Purpose: To report a technique to maintain flow to an aneurysmal internal iliac artery (IIA) when treating bilateral common iliac artery (CIA) aneurysms with an aortomonoiliac stent-graft and femorofemoral bypass.

Technique: First, an external iliac artery (EIA) to IIA endograft is placed distal to the IIA aneurysm then the contralateral IIA is embolized with coils. An aortomonoiliac stent-graft extending to the contralateral EIA is placed, and the procedure is completed with a femorofemoral bypass.

Conclusion: Endovascular treatment of bilateral CIA aneurysms and combined with a unilateral IIA aneurysm is a technically demanding procedure. An endovascular repair with retrograde (reverse-U stent-graft) hypogastric artery preservation can be considered a first choice until the use of branched iliac stent-grafts becomes more widespread.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
  • Femoral Artery
  • Humans
  • Iliac Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Iliac Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Iliac Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Iliac Artery / surgery
  • Male
  • Stents*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed