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Isolated dissecting aneurysm of the common iliac artery: Report of a case

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Isolated dissecting aneurysms of the peripheral arteries which are not accompanied by a dissecting aneurysm of the aorta are rarely observed. We report herein the unusual case of a 54-year-old man in whom an isolated common iliac aneurysm was found to be caused by isolated dissecting aneurysms of the left common iliac artery.

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Tsuchida, K., Yamaki, F., Nonoyama, M. et al. Isolated dissecting aneurysm of the common iliac artery: Report of a case. Surg Today 24, 1093–1096 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01367463

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