Surgical Management of an Infected Popliteal Artery Aneurysm.
10.5758/vsi.2014.30.3.94
- Author:
Juan Carlos Moy PETERSEN
;
Ignacio Hernandez Lahoz ORTIZ
;
Delfin Couto MALLON
;
Juan Jose Vidal INSUA
;
Jose Raul Garcia CASAS
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Aneurysm;
Infected;
Popliteal artery
- MeSH:
Aged;
Aneurysm*;
Aneurysm, False;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Ocimum basilicum;
Popliteal Artery*;
Transplants;
Veins
- From:Vascular Specialist International
2014;30(3):94-97
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Infective aneurysms are rare due to the antimicrobial advances and the early treatment of systemic infections. They represent a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. The treatment for these cases is generally characterised by excision and reconstruction using an autologous vein graft. We describe a case of a 66-year-old man who presented an 8 cm infected popliteal aneurysm where urgent surgical approach was performed. The vascular continuity was restored with a basilic vein. Clinical follow-up showed no signs of recurrent infection and patent bypass without any anastomotic pseudoaneurysm after a year.
