ABSTRACT

Hong Kong Med J 2002;8:145-8 | Number 2, April 2002
CASE REPORT
Treatment of a ruptured iliac aneurysm with an endoluminal stent graft
ACW Ting, SWK Cheng, KF Kwok
Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
 
 
The management of a 79-year-old man presenting with a ruptured common iliac aneurysm is described. The patient had multiple medical problems including hypertension, ischaemic heart disease, and atrial fibrillation, as well as a left hemispheric stroke 5 years previously. Traditional open surgery was judged unsuitable in this case because of the predicted poor outcome. The patient was subsequently treated successfully with endoluminal stent grafting.
 
Key words: Aneurysm, ruptured; Aortic aneurysm, abdominal; Iliac aneurysm; Stents
 
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