ISSN:
1615-5947
Keywords:
Iliac artery, common
;
claudication
;
aneurysm
;
peripheral vascular disease
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract A 52-year-old man sought medical advice for sudden onset of intermittent claudication of the left lower limb after 50 meters walking. Aortography documented a dissecting aneurysm limited to the left common iliac artery. After resection, a prosthetic graft was inserted. Pathology showed that the cause of the dissection was atheroma. Spontaneous dissecting aneurysm of the common iliac artery is rare. Rupture represents the principal hazard. A high index of suspicion should lead to diagnosis as soon as signs of lower limb ischemia, occasionally transient, appear.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02015282
