Objectives: The accidental hemorrhage is common due to erroneous interpretation of the variant arteries during surgical procedures, hence the present study has been undertaken with reference to its morphological significance. The objectives were to examine the level of origin, length and the branching pattern of the human internal iliac artery in South Indian population. Methods: The study incl...

Internal iliac aneurysms are usually silent and are identified as an incidental finding on a radiological investigation for an unrelated condition, unless catastrophic bleeding occurs. We present the first case of a middle-aged man with a large internal iliac aneurysm presenting with a foot drop and sciatic nerve pain. The endovascular management is discussed.

Cullen's sign or periumbilical ecchymosis, is classically considered as an indicator of acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis or ruptured ectopic pregnancy. Internal iliac artery aneurysms are rare and are usually asymptomatic. We present a case of a contained rupture of the internal iliac artery aneurysm presenting with Cullen's sign.

Renal artery stenosis after renal transplant is a dreaded complication. We report two cases of post-renal transplant stenosis in internal iliac artery used for end-to-end anastomosis with the graft renal artery. Both patients were successfully treated by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with stenting of the internal iliac artery.

An 84-year-old woman with a history of surgery for cholangiocarcinoma presented to Akita University Hospital with severe right lower abdominal pain, respiratory distress, and hypotension. Computed tomography scanning revealed a ruptured right common iliac artery aneurysm with a massive right retroperitoneal hematoma and a right internal iliac artery aneurysm. Under the bilateral retroperitoneal...

Meyer, W. W., and Lind, J. (1972). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 47, 364. Calcifications of iliac arteries in newborns and infants. Calcific incrustations of the primary internal elastic membrane in the common and internal iliac arteries could be shown grossly by a modified Von Kossa reaction in one-half of all necropsied newborns and infants in the first 4 weeks of life. The calcium conten...

Type 1 endoleak of common iliac artery (type I(b) endoleak) should be treated during endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). An 86-year-old female was diagnosed with abdominal aortic aneurysm measuring 6.6 cm in diameter and right internal iliac artery aneurysm measuring 4.0 cm in diameter. She underwent EVAR after right internal iliac artery embolization. There was type I(b) endoleak, which was r...

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-

During the endovascular repair of aortoiliac aneurysm, bilateral internal iliac artery (IIA) occlusion may give rise to significant morbidities such as ischemia of buttock or sigmoid colon and erectile dysfunction. Open and endovascular approaches are used to maintain IIA circulation in such cases. The present report describes the cases of two patients who underwent external-to-internal iliac a...