Unlike abdominal and combined aortoiliac artery aneurysms, isolated iliac artery aneurysms (IIAAs) are uncommon. An isolated iliac artery aneurysm is defined as a twofold increase in the diameter of the iliac artery without a coexisting aneurysm at another location. IIAA was encountered infrequently in the past, comprising 0.9% to 4.7% of all intraabdominal aneurysms according to a review of pr...

Abdominal aortic aneurysms are responsible for a substantial public health burden in developed countries. In 1991, abdominal aneurysm was cited as the primary or secondary cause of 12,711 deaths in the United States (1). Aortic aneurysms of unspecified site, many of which were probably abdominal, were cited for a further 4,108 deaths. It has been estimated that abdominal aneurysms cause 1-2 per...

The numbers of patients being admitted to hospital with aortic aneurysms have increased recently. A study was carried out to try to find out whether this was a true increase in incidence or whether it could be attributable to more accurate diagnosis and better surgical techniques. From analyses of routine statistics it was found that from 1950 to 1984 age standardised mortality rose 20-fold in ...

In a population-based study of 2,586 men and 2,806 postmenopausal women aged 55-74 years in Tromsø, Norway, in 1994-1995, associations between the prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysms and bone mineral density were examined. The presence of an abdominal aortic aneurysm was assessed by ultrasonography. The bone mineral density of the forearm was measured by single X-ray absorptiometry. In pos...

Background Endovascular treatment of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (r-EVAR) has the potential to offer improved outcomes. A frequent cause of post-operative mortality following ruptured aortic aneurysm repair is multiorgan failure (MOF) as a consequence of abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS). We reviewed our experience to identify predisposing factors for ACS (Fig. 1) and a way for its t...

phy. There was, therefore, a real increase in the incidIntroduction ence of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Smoking could be one of the risk factors. Auerbach [2] noted eight Acquired abdominal aortic aneurysms classically are times more abdominal aortic aneurysms in smokers characterized anatomically by an unparallelism of the than in non-smokers. Abdominal aortic aneurysms are aorta edges, result...

The value of emergency endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) in the setting of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm remains controversial owing to differing results. However, interpretation of published results remains difficult as there is a lack of generally accepted protocols or standard operating procedures. Furthermore, such protocols and standard operating procedures often are reported incomp...

The treatment of descending thoracic aortic aneurysms using endovascular stents is one of the more recent advances in treatment and is receiving increasing attention as it is a less invasive alternative to open surgical repair. Although the technology is still primitive, significant improvements have lately been made in the design and deployment of the endovascular stent-grafts. Aortic stent-gr...

About 20% of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms have associated iliac aneurysms. Distal sealing during the endovascular treatment of aortic-iliac aneurysms is a challenge that has led to the emergence of several technical options to achieve this goal over the years. Internal iliac artery embolization is associated with the risk of ischemic complications, such as gluteal necrosis, lower li...

Diseases of the aorta, primarily aneurysms and dissections, are the 14th leading cause of death in the United States.1 Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are responsible for 80% of all aortic aneurysms, with 100 000 AAA repairs performed in the US between 1988 and 2000.2 The risk factor profile of patients with AAAs has been well described. This is a disease primarily of older adults, with white...