Idiopathic aneurysm of the common iliac artery in an 11-year-old child.

Full Abstract

Arterial aneurysms are very rare in children, and aneurysms with an idiopathic etiology have been reported in only a few cases. In most cases, aneurysms are caused by infection, arteritides, collagen vascular disease, vascular malformations, or trauma. We report the case of an 11-year-old girl with an idiopathic and symptomatic left common iliac artery aneurysm. The aneurysm was resected and replaced by a reversed femoral vein. Because the external iliac artery was atrophied, an additional bypass with a reversed great saphenous vein was made. In the postoperative work-up, no etiologic cause could be found for the development of the aneurysm. The symptoms immediately subsided after the operation.

Author information

Author/s: Zimmermann, Alexander (A); Kuehnl, Andreas (A); Seidl, Stefan (S); Eckstein, Hans-Henning (HH);

Affiliation: Clinic of Vascular Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany. dr.zimmermann(-atsign-)lrz.tum.de

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

Journal: Journal of vascular surgery : official publication, the Society for Vascular Surgery [and] International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter (J Vasc Surg), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Sep; vol 50 (issue 3) : pp 663-6

Dates: Created 2009/08/24; Completed 2009/09/15;

PMID: 19576718, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 9/15/2009, IMS Date: )

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