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

J Vasc Surg. 2009 Sep;50(3):663-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.04.056. Epub 2009 Jul 3.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Atrophy
  • Calcinosis / pathology
  • Calcinosis / surgery*
  • Child
  • Female
  • Femoral Vein / transplantation*
  • Humans
  • Iliac Aneurysm / diagnosis
  • Iliac Aneurysm / etiology
  • Iliac Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Iliac Artery / pathology
  • Iliac Artery / surgery*
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography
  • Risk Factors
  • Saphenous Vein / transplantation*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures