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Ultrasound Int Open 2017; 03(03): E120-E121
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-110472
Case Report
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Ultrasound Diagnoses of an Iliac Artery Aneurysm during the Second Trimester of Preganancy

Ida Näslund Thagaard
1   Copenhagen University, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Holbæk Hospital, Holbæk, Denmark
,
Lone Krebs
1   Copenhagen University, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Holbæk Hospital, Holbæk, Denmark
,
Torben Larsen
1   Copenhagen University, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Holbæk Hospital, Holbæk, Denmark
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01. September 2017 (online)

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Introduction

Isolated iliac artery aneurysm (IIAA) is a rare event and may occur related or unrelated to pregnancy. There are few cases of IIAA during pregnancy reported in the literature and none were diagnosed before rupture (C. F. La Chapelle et al. BJOG 2012; 119: 86–93).

Development or enlargement of an aneurysm during pregnancy is a serious condition that is often misdiagnosed and delayed, causing high fetal and maternal mortality.

We present a case of a symptomatic IIAA during the second trimester of pregnancy, diagnosed by ultrasound (US) before emergency.