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"Pseudo aortoiliac bifurcation" leading to significant plaque shifting in the endovascular treatment of an aortoiliac bifurcation lesion: a case report.

BACKGROUND: Plaque shifting is a serious complication of endovascular treatment (EVT) for aortoiliac bifurcation lesions. It is challenging to predict the occurrence of unfavorable plaque shifting correctly.

CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of an 88-year-old Japanese woman who experienced constant pain at rest in her left leg. The ankle-brachial pressure index of her left leg was 0.57. Computed tomography (CT) angiography revealed severe stenosis of the left common iliac artery (CIA) and total occlusion of the left external iliac artery (EIA). We diagnosed the patient with acute exacerbation of a chronic limb ischemia and administered endovascular treatment (EVT) to treat the left CIA and EIA. The results of initial angiography agreed with those of CT angiography. After placing a self-expandable stent for the left CIA lesion, significant unfavorable plaque shifting occurred. From a comparison between pre- and post-stenting angiography, we realized that the plaque protrusion into the terminal aorta had formed a "pseudo aortoiliac bifurcation" that was situated more proximally compared to the true bifurcation. We had incorrectly assessed the height of the aortoiliac bifurcation and exact plaque position and had underestimated the risk of plaque shifting because of this misunderstanding. The patient ultimately developed fatal cholesterol embolization after EVT.

CONCLUSIONS: Plaque protrusion into the terminal aorta can form a "pseudo aortoiliac bifurcation", causing the wrong estimation of the height of the aortoiliac bifurcation; "angiographically", the highest point is not always the true bifurcation. Careful assessment of initial angiography to detect the true aortoiliac bifurcation and exact plaque position is essential to avoid unfavorable plaque shifting.

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