Bilateral Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Due to Right Common Iliac Artery Aneurysm with a Contained Rupture

Medicina (Kaunas). 2022 Mar 13;58(3):421. doi: 10.3390/medicina58030421.

Abstract

Venous thromboembolism (comprising deep venous thrombosis and/or pulmonary embolism) is a common disease, often of multifactorial cause. Focal iliac artery aneurysms are relatively rare, and only a few reports exist in the literature describing patients with venous thromboembolism resulting from venous floe disruption due to iliac artery aneurysm. Thus, we report a case of a 65-year-old male presenting with pulmonary embolism and bilateral deep vein thrombosis associated with a contained rupture of the right common iliac artery aneurysm.

Keywords: deep venous thrombosis; endovascular repair; iliac artery aneurysms; pulmonary embolism; venous thromboembolism.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm* / complications
  • Humans
  • Iliac Artery
  • Male
  • Pulmonary Embolism* / complications
  • Venous Thromboembolism*
  • Venous Thrombosis* / complications