isolated bilateral internal iliac artery (iia) aneurysm is a rare and potentially lethal disease. endovascular repair of this disorder is a matter of debate. a symptomatic 68-year-old male presented with severe pelvic pains. computed tomography revealed a leaking 46-mm aneurysm in the right iia, a 27-mm aneurysm in the left iia, and ectatic changes at a diameter of 31 mm in the right common ili...

A constitutively active population of alpha(1D)-adrenoceptors in iliac and proximal, distal, and small mesenteric rat arteries was studied. The increase in resting tone (IRT) that evidences it was observed only in iliac and proximal mesenteric and was inhibited by prazosin (pIC(50) = 9.57), 5-methylurapidil (pIC(50) = 7.61), and BMY 7378 (pIC(50) = 8.77). Chloroethylchlonidine (100 micromol/l) ...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to define a role for sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 3 (S1PR3) in intimal hyperplasia. METHODS AND RESULTS A denudation model of the iliac-femoral artery in wild-type and S1PR3-null mice was used to define a role for S1PR3 in the arterial injury response because we found in humans and mice that expression of S1PR3 was higher in these arteries compare...

Tumors in the pelvic cavity frequently involve the iliac vessels. Common and external iliac arteries should be reconstructed to restore the flow to the lower extremity if the tumor directly invades these arteries. We report herein a 58-year-old female patient with a 10×11 cm, recurred uterine leiomyosarcoma. We performed en bloc resection of the tumor mass including the sigmoid colon, left uret...

A 78-year-old male with a history of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, repaired emergently with a tube Dacron graft, presented with bilateral common iliac aneurysms, 3.4 cm left and 2.9 cm right, and a 5-cm aortic bifurcation that extended to the iliac bifurcations. The patient underwent a diagnostic arteriogram (A) and selective embolization of the right internal iliac artery (IIA). He sub...

Emergent stent-graft endovascular aneurysm repair in a 69-year-old male patient with ruptured bilateral iliac artery aneurysms is reported. Endoleak prevention and pelvic circulation preservation are the critical issues in endovascular repair for iliac artery aneurysms, especially when covering bilateral internal iliac arteries. Perioperative hemodynamic stability is crucial for preventing isch...

S • RÉSUMÉS © 2009 Canadian Medical Association Can J Surg, Vol. 52, No 4, August 2009 357 Rapid occlusion of internal iliac arteries using aortouni iliac converters in patients with common iliac ectasia to facilitate EVAR. J. Pasenau, S. Mostowy. From the Department of Vascular Surgery, Kelowna General Hos-