Rupture of an isolated internal iliac artery aneurysm into the rectum: report of a case

Surg Today. 1995;25(6):554-6. doi: 10.1007/BF00311315.

Abstract

Aneurysmal rupture into the intestinal tract is a rare but disastrous complication of an internal iliac artery aneurysm. We report herein the successful surgical repair of a fistula between a huge aneurysm of the right internal iliac artery and the rectum in an 81-year-old man. After a femoro-femoral cross-over bypass had been performed, the aneurysm was opened and its patent arterial branches were ligated with sutures. The fistula was then intra-aneurysmally sutured and covered with an omental flap. The diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to this severe complication are discussed with a review of the literature following the presentation of this case.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aneurysm, Ruptured / diagnostic imaging
  • Aneurysm, Ruptured / surgery*
  • Angiography
  • Colostomy
  • Femoral Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Femoral Artery / surgery
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Iliac Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Iliac Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Intestinal Fistula / diagnostic imaging
  • Intestinal Fistula / surgery*
  • Male
  • Rectal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Rectal Diseases / surgery*
  • Reoperation
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed