Case report: infected false aneurysm at the site of an iliac stent

N Chalmers; D W Eadington; D Gandanhamo; I N Gillespie; C V Ruckley

doi:10.1259/0007-1285-66-790-946

Case report: infected false aneurysm at the site of an iliac stent

Br J Radiol. 1993 Oct;66(790):946-8. doi: 10.1259/0007-1285-66-790-946.

Authors

N Chalmers¹, D W Eadington, D Gandanhamo, I N Gillespie, C V Ruckley

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK.

PMID: 8220983
DOI: 10.1259/0007-1285-66-790-946

Abstract

False aneurysm formation at the site of iliac artery stent placement is an uncommon but serious complication of the procedure. We report a case of infected false aneurysm at the site of an iliac stent, complicated by renal failure.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Kidney Injury / etiology
Aneurysm, False / diagnostic imaging*
Aneurysm, False / etiology
Aneurysm, Infected / diagnostic imaging*
Aneurysm, Infected / etiology
Arterial Occlusive Diseases / therapy*
Humans
Iliac Artery / diagnostic imaging*
Male
Middle Aged
Staphylococcal Infections / etiology
Stents / adverse effects*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed