11. In such cases, the iliac limbs can be extended into the external iliac artery to bypass a common iliac aneurysm. 12. The external iliac artery is usually the artery used to attach the renal artery to the recipient of a kidney transplant. 13. The external iliac artery passes beneath the inguinal ligament in the lower part of the abdomen and becomes the femoral artery. 14. They often involve large portions of the ascending and transverse aortic arch, the abdominal aorta, or less frequently the iliac arteries . 15. Classically, the thromboembolism lodges at the iliac trifurcation of the aorta, occluding either one or both of the common iliac arteries . 16. Alternatively, a specially designed endograft, ( an iliac branch device ) can be used to preserve flow to the internal iliac arteries . 17. The "'lateral umbilical fold "'overlies the inferior epigastric artery ( a branch of the external iliac artery ) and its accompanying veins. 18. The aorta carries blood from the heart to the abdomen, where it splits into the iliac arteries that run down the legs. 19. Uncommon variations of MTS have been described, such as the right common iliac vein getting compressed by the right common iliac artery . 20. Abernethy was not a great operator, though his name is associated with the treatment of aneurysm by ligature of the external iliac artery .
