Bilateral Popliteal Artery Aneurysms with Rupture and Pseudoaneurysm Formation on the Left.
10.3349/ymj.2003.44.1.159
- Author:
Suat CANBAZ
1
;
Turan EGE
;
Hasan SUNAR
;
Gogun SAYGIN
;
Enver DURAN
Author Information
1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Trakya University, Medical Faculty, TR 22030 Edirne, Turkey. scanbaz@trakya.edu.tr
- Publication Type:Retracted Publication ; Case Report
- Keywords:
Popliteal aneurysm;
bilateral aneurysms;
ruptured aneurysm;
popliteal pseudoaneurysm
- MeSH:
Aged;
Aneurysm/*complications/surgery;
Aneurysm, False/*complications/surgery;
Aneurysm, Ruptured/*complications/surgery;
Blood Vessel Prosthesis;
Human;
Male;
Polytetrafluoroethylene;
*Popliteal Artery/surgery
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2003;44(1):159-162
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The rupture of a popliteal artery aneurysm is very rare, and can lead to serious complications if untreated. Any reports of a huge pseudoaneurysm, following rupture of the popliteal artery aneurysm could not be found in a review of the literature. A pulsatile huge mass leading to a deep venous thrombosis, was observed in a 74 years old male patient who for 2 months had had a progressively swollen and painful left leg. On angiographic evaluation, the mass was found to be a pseudoaneurysm originating from a ruptured true aneurysm of the popliteal artery. There was also a small true aneurysm in the contralateral extremity at the same localization. Both the false, and true aneurysms were resected surgically and arterial continuity was established with a synthetic polytetrafluoroethylene graft.
