Bilal Nabulsi
Department: Vascular Surgery - Department of Surgical Sciences
Institution: Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma Via Gramsci 14 - 43126 Parma (PR)
Country: Italy
Claudio Bianchini Massoni
Vascular Surgery, Department of Medicine and Surgery-University of Parma, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy
Tiziano Tecchio
Vascular Surgery, Department of Medicine and Surgery-University of Parma, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy
Alessandro Ucci
Vascular Surgery, Department of Medicine and Surgery-University of Parma, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy
Giulia Rossi
Vascular Surgery, Department of Medicine and Surgery-University of Parma, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy
Paolo Perini
Vascular Surgery, Department of Medicine and Surgery-University of Parma, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy
Matteo Azzarone
Vascular Surgery, Department of Medicine and Surgery-University of Parma, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy
Alessandro De Troia
Vascular Surgery, Department of Medicine and Surgery-University of Parma, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy
Antonio Freyrie
Vascular Surgery, Department of Medicine and Surgery-University of Parma, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy
Keywords
aortic aneurysm, abdominal [MeSH], endovascular procedures [MeSH], iliac occlusion
Abstract
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in association with external iliac artery (EIA) occlusion is a rare entity which may limit endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) feasibility. We describe the case of an 84-year-old man affected by a 64mm infrarenal inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm with complete bilateral occlusion of EIA and patency of both common and internal iliac arteries. The common femoral arteries (CFA) were patent, and the patient was asymptomatic for lower limb claudication. The treatment was performed by EVAR using a bifurcated stent-graft after the recanalization of the left EIA, achieving technical success.
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