Key result
A customized endovascular technique using the AFX device paired with an iliac branch device was used to repair common iliac artery aneurysms while preserving the internal iliac artery in two cases.
Why the study?
Endovascular repair of common iliac arteries preserving the hypogastric artery via an iliac branch device requires a proximal seal zone that may be absent in larger aneurysms.
Case Report (n=2)
A customized endovascular approach combining the AFX device and an iliac branch device offers a feasible technique for repairing common iliac artery aneurysms while preserving the internal iliac artery.
Endovascular iliac branch device repair may reduce morbidity in select cases; leaves open optimal strategies for large aneurysms lacking proximal seal zones.
Open technique for elective repair of iliac artery aneurysms can be safely performed with good outcomes but not inconsequential morbidity. An endovascular approach has been shown to have both periprocedural and postoperative advantages with equivalent outcomes. Endovascular repair of common iliac arteries (CIAs) without sacrificing the hypogastric artery using an iliac branch device is a complex endovascular technique requiring a proximal seal zone that may be absent in larger CIA aneurysms. We present two cases in which CIA aneurysms were repaired with a customized endovascular technique using the benefit of the aortic bifurcation for stability in addition to providing a long proximal seal zone with the AFX device (Endologix, Irvine, Calif) paired with the iliac branch device (W. L. Gore & Associates, Flagstaff, Ariz) for internal iliac artery preservation.
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Hoo et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Common iliac artery aneurysms (n=2). Customized endovascular technique using AFX device paired with iliac branch device was evaluated. A customized endovascular technique using the AFX device paired with an iliac branch device was used to repair common iliac artery aneurysms while preserving the internal iliac artery in two cases.
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