This Article Full Text (PDF) All Versions of this Article: 1538574408320171v1 42/6/615    most recent References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Kotsis, T. Articles by Dimakakos, P. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Kotsis, T. Articles by Dimakakos, P. Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

External Iliac Venous Aneurysm Treated With Tangential Aneurysmatectomy and Lateral Venorrhaphy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Vascular Unit, 2nd Clinic of Surgery, University of Athens, Aretaieion Hospital, Athens, Greece, kotsisth{at}otenet.gr

Spyridon Mylonas, MD

Vascular Unit, 2nd Clinic of Surgery, University of Athens, Aretaieion Hospital, Athens, Greece

Konstantinos Katsenis, MD, PhD

Vascular Unit, 2nd Clinic of Surgery, University of Athens, Aretaieion Hospital, Athens, Greece

Vasileios Arapoglou, MD, PhD

Vascular Unit, 2nd Clinic of Surgery, University of Athens, Aretaieion Hospital, Athens, Greece

Panagiotis Dimakakos, MD, PhD, FACS

Vascular Unit, 2nd Clinic of Surgery, University of Athens, Aretaieion Hospital, Athens, Greece

Venous aneurysms of the femoro-iliac axis are uncommon abnormalities of the vascular system with a potentially life-threatening course; they can be associated with the disastrous events of thromboembolism or rupture. Therefore, a focused imaging evaluation and prophylactic treatment is essential. The appropriate surgical approach is, however, dictated by the morphological parameters and the extent of the aneurysm. We present an external iliac venous aneurysm in a 31-year-old woman that was revealed incidentally and treated successfully by tangential aneurysmectomy and lateral venorrhaphy. The choice of surgical technique is discussed along with a review of the literature on venous aneurysms.

Key Words: external iliac vein • aneurysm • venorrhaphy

This version was published on January 1, 2009

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Vol. 42, No. 6, 615-619 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1538574408320171


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?