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Case Reports
. 2018 Sep 12;6(11):2048-2052.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1807. eCollection 2018 Nov.

Successful management of critical iliac artery aneurysm which is unexpectedly accompanied by acute aortic dissection type B: A case report

Toktam Alirezaei  1 , Mohamad Mozafar  2
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Case Reports

Successful management of critical iliac artery aneurysm which is unexpectedly accompanied by acute aortic dissection type B: A case report

Toktam Alirezaei et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Acute aortic dissection with concurrent large aortic aneurysm is a catastrophic condition. Clinicians may be faced with the dilemma of how to manage these patients. This case reports a successful management crisis in a patient with a type B aortic dissection and a large left common iliac artery aneurysm.

Keywords: aorta; aortic aneurysm; large common iliac aneurysm; type B aortic dissection.

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Figure 1
Chest radiograph demonstrating a widened mediastinum
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Figure 2
A, Aortic CT Angiography showing Type B aortic intramural hematoma & classic aortic dissection and left common iliac artery aneurysm. B, Aortic CT Angiography demonstrating Type B acute aortic dissection (arrows)
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