The sandwich technique to preserve the internal iliac artery during EVAR for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm with congenital anomalies

Abstract

Congenital abnormalities of the iliac artery are uncommon and often discovered incidentally during the diagnosis or treatment of peripheral vascular diseases such as abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and peripheral arterial diseases. The endovascular treatment of infrarenal AAA can be complicated by anatomic abnormalities in the iliac arteries, such as the absence of the common iliac artery (CIA) or overly short bilateral common iliac arteries. We present a case of a patient with a ruptured AAA and bilateral absence of the CIA, successfully treated by endovascular intervention combined with preservation of the internal iliac artery using the sandwich technique.

Keywords: EVAR; Iliac arterial congenital anomaly; Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm; Sandwich technique.