SUCCESSFUL URGENT ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF IATROGENIC POST-ANGIOPLASTY RUPTURE OF COMMON AND EXTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY WITH MULTIPLE STENT GRAFTS.

Abstract

Iatrogenic injury of the peripheral arteries is becoming more common as the number of endovascular interventions grows. Percutaneous angioplasty of the iliac artery may cause a variety of problems, including arterial rupture, which can be fatal. We report a patient with simultaneous iatrogenic rupture of the right common and external iliac arteries during percutaneous transluminal angioplasty resulting in a life-threatening retroperitoneal haemorrhage that was treated successfully with the use of three balloon expandable stent grafts to seal the rupture.