Bilateral Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Due to Right Common Iliac Artery Aneurysm with a Contained Rupture

Abstract

Venous thromboembolism (comprising deep venous thrombosis and/or pulmonary embolism) is a common disease, often of multifactorial cause. Focal iliac artery aneurysms are relatively rare, and only a few reports exist in the literature describing patients with venous thromboembolism resulting from venous floe disruption due to iliac artery aneurysm. Thus, we report a case of a 65-year-old male presenting with pulmonary embolism and bilateral deep vein thrombosis associated with a contained rupture of the right common iliac artery aneurysm.

Case Report: It's not always about the veins; intervention of bilateral May–Thurner Syndrome secondary to iliac aneurysm

“…Large aneurysms may predispose the individual to compression of surrounding structures, arterial thrombosis, or thromboembolism and rupture; however, venous disease is a rare manifestation of these aneurysms. Regardless, a few case reports exist in the literature describing the effects of right CIA aneurysm resulting in left CIV compression with associated DVTs ( 4 ).…”