In July 1994, he underwent repair of an aortic arch aneurysm and ... was anastomosed in an end-to-side fashion to the left common iliac artery and clamped at its origin. The bypass graft was ...

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 ...