Isolated aneurysm of the external iliac artery caused by non-specific angiitis
Usui, Y.; Ishikawa, O.; Shirakawa, K.; Shimizu, Y.; Uchida, H.; Teramoto, S.; Nakagiri, Y.; Fujita, T.
Nihon Geka Gakkai Zasshi 84(12): 1291-1295
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0301-4894 PMID: 6674784 Document Number: 219090
Isolated aneurysm of the iliac artery is considered to be a rare disorder, although iliac aneurysm associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm is more common. Its clinical diagnosis is difficult, because symptoms are absent if an aneurysm is small, and because symptoms often mimic urogenital, neurological or gastrointestinal diseases if an aneurysm grows large without rupture. We reported a 40-year-old woman with isolated aneurysm of the left external iliac artery caused by giant cell arteritis, and surgically treated with success.