Isolated bilateral iliac arterial aneurysms: report of two cases

Abstract

Most ili ac arterial aneurysms are extension of aortic ath eroscl erotic disease. Iso lated ili ac arterial aneurysm, a rare type of aneurysm,is located deep in the pelvis,does not often produce symptoms, and is difficult to detect clinically. These factors, compounded by its rarity, account for the infreq uent diagnosis of isolated interna l iliac arterial aneurysm before a catastro phic comp lication such as ru ptureWe expe ri enced two recent cases of i s이 ated bilateral iliac arterial aneurysms which we re diagnosed and managed befo re and after rupture respectively, and showed wide differences -survive and expire -in their postoperatlve prognoses