Percutaneous approach options for embolization of endoleak after iliac artery aneurysm repair: stick the sac or stick the gluteal artery

Abstract

Internal iliac artery aneurysms (IIAAs), isolated or associated with abdominal aortic aneurysms, are at rupture risk with growth. Treatment is recommended when symptomatic or greater than 3 cm. Surgical or endovascular therapy should exclude the arterial origin and outflow branches. If all outflow branches are not completely embolized, an endoleak can develop, pressurizing the sac leading to growth and rupture. Accessing the arteries involved can be technically challenging and understanding potential targets is critical. We describe two percutaneous approaches for treatment: percutaneously accessing the sac from an anterior trans-iliopsoas approach and percutaneously accessing the gluteal artery from a posterior approach.

Keywords

• Internal iliac artery aneurysm
• Endoleak
• Embolization