Endovascular treatment of an isolated iliac artery aneurysm associated with segmental arterial mediolysis

Abstract

Segmental arterial mediolysis is a noninflammatory nonatherosclerotic vasculopathy of uncertain etiology characterized by dissection and/or aneurysm formation. It affects medium-to-large arteries, primarily the celiac, superior mesenteric, and renal arteries. Iliac involvement is rare, and its specific treatment has not been described. We detail a patient who presented with intrabdominal hemorrhage from a ruptured right colic artery aneurysm. He underwent transcatheter arterial embolization followed by right hemicolectomy. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of segmental arterial mediolysis. Endovascular treatment of a 3-cm iliac artery aneurysm was performed 18 months later. There was successful exclusion of the aneurysm demonstrated on computed tomography angiography at 10 years.

Keywords

• Iliac artery aneurysm
• Right colic artery aneurysm
• Segmental arterial mediolysis