In this report, we explain a case of true aneurysm of the internal iliac artery in a previously transplanted kidney, which was reconstructed successfully by interposing saphenous vein graft, using double balloon shunt to prevent renal ischemia as a new approach. The case was a 26 year old female with a 4 × 4 cm aneurysm at the anastomotic site of the transplanted renal artery detected by ultras...

Aberrant right subclavian artery aneurysms are rare but demonstrate a propensity toward rupture; thus, early elective repair is mandated. Novel endovascular modalities are available to offer less-invasive treatment for a patient population with increasing comorbidities. We report a case of a 65-year-old woman with an aberrant right subclavian artery aneurysm causing dysphagia lusoria. The aneur...

NOVEMBER 2011 I ENDOVASCULAR TODAY I 29 A ortoiliac artery aneurysm, penetrating trauma, and lumbar disc surgery can be associated with acquired ilio-iliac arteriovenous (AV) fistula. Symptoms consistent with congestive heart failure and venous hypertension should heighten one’s suspicion for this complication. This article describes a case of successful endovascular exclusion of an ilio-iliac ...

A 75-year old man presented with signs and symptoms of acute abdomen and a clinical picture of hypovolemic shock. An emergency CT scan revealed a ruptured para-anastomotic left common iliac artery aneurysm. The patient had undergone an elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair operation and placement of an aortoiliac bifurcated graft 10 years before. Para-anastomotic aneurysms had developed in ...

A 66-year-old female presented with a > 10-year history of hypertension. She began to experienced dull pain in the lower abdomen and abdominal distension two days prior to admission. When she defecated six hours before admission, the pain suddenly aggravated and gradually spread to the whole abdomen, accompanied by dizziness, nausea, and vomiting, as well as symptoms of shock, including prefuse...

Herein, we present a case report of post-TURP (transurethral resection of prostate) recurrent severe hematuria due to right internal iliac artery pseudoaneurysm protruding into bladder lumen. A 60-year-old male presented with recurrent massive hematuria following TURP done elsewhere 15 days before. His hemoglobin was 4 gm/dL after 13 units of blood transfusion and repeated clot evacuations. His...

We present a case of 52 year old male with an acute renal failure that took place 4 days after open transabdominal surgery repair of infrarenal abdominal aneurysm along with aneurysm of left common iliac artery and dilatation of left external iliac artery. Patient was subjected to 13 hemodialysis treatments that resulted in satisfactory recovery of renal function. One month after aneurysm repai...