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Percutaneous common iliac artery aneurysm repair - a case report
Dipankar Mukherjee1, Matthew Bowen
1Cardiac Vascular & Thoracic Surgery Associates, Falls Church, Virginia.
Abstract:
Endovascular repair of common iliac artery aneurysms has become the preferred form of treatment, provided the appropriate anatomy for endovascular repair exists. The Zenith abdominal aortic aneurysm graft converter (Cook Medical Inc, USA), by virtue of its design, appears to be the ideal device for such a repair. A case to illustrate the same is presented.
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