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Case Reports
. 2023 Sep 28;9(4):101336.
doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2023.101336. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Open aneurysmorrhaphy for repair of a massive iliac vein aneurysm and review of the recent literature

Yun Ke Du  1 , Ziad Al Adas  2 , Grace J Wang  2
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Case Reports

Open aneurysmorrhaphy for repair of a massive iliac vein aneurysm and review of the recent literature

Yun Ke Du et al. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. .

Abstract

An iliac vein aneurysm is a rare vascular anomaly, scarcely reported in the vascular literature. We present the case of a 72-year-old man with a history of a remote heart transplant complicated by severe tricuspid regurgitation and traumatic abdominal injury, who was incidentally found to have a 10-cm right common iliac vein aneurysm. Because of the size and risk of rupture, we elected to treat him with surgical iliac vein aneurysmorrhaphy. His iliac venous diameter and flow continued to be stable at subsequent follow-up.

Keywords: Aneurysmorrhaphy; Iliac vein; Iliac vein aneurysm; Venous aneurysm.

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Figures

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Preoperative computed tomography (CT) venogram demonstrating common iliac vein.
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Intraoperative photograph showing right common iliac vein aneurysm.
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Intraoperative photograph showing right common iliac vein after aneurysmorrhaphy.
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A, Computed tomography venogram at 3 weeks postoperatively demonstrating repair with known hematoma. B, Duplex ultrasound at B8 months postoperatively demonstrating stability of aneurysm repair.
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