Although an aneurysm can occur in any artery of the body, it is most common in the abdominal aorta and the iliac arteries. While the aorta’s diameter normally ranges from 2-3 cm (1 ½ inches), an ...

Injury to the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (Bernhardt's syndrome) or meralgia paresthetica occurs after harvest of the bone from the anterior iliac crest. The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is ...

During diagnosis, we found that he had an aneurysm, a bulge in the abdominal aorta. As the bulge measured about 7.2 cm, it affected his iliac arteries, which are the branches that lead down to the ...

A CAT scan ordered by Graybiel revealed a previously undiagnosed and life threatening iliac aneurysm located in Klamann’s pelvic region. “I saw him on Monday and Thursday I was in the operating room,” ...