Open Repair of a Giant Popliteal Artery Aneurysm Presenting with Nerve Compression Symptoms

Open Repair of a Giant Popliteal Artery Aneurysm Presenting with Nerve Compression Symptoms

Popliteal artery aneurysm (PAA) is a rare vascular disease, especially in women, and presents with various symptoms, ranging from being asymptomatic to rupture or acute life-threatening ischemia. We have presented a case of PAA in an 81-yearold woman complaining of tingling sensations in her leg. Co...

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Main Authors: Masaya Nakashima, Masayoshi Kobayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medrang 2021-03-01
Series:Vascular Specialist International
Subjects:
popliteal artery
saccular aneurysm
bypass surgery
limb salvage
neuralgia
Online Access:https://www.vsijournal.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.5758/vsi.200077
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Summary:Popliteal artery aneurysm (PAA) is a rare vascular disease, especially in women, and presents with various symptoms, ranging from being asymptomatic to rupture or acute life-threatening ischemia. We have presented a case of PAA in an 81-yearold woman complaining of tingling sensations in her leg. Computed tomography revealed a large 10-cm sized PAA. Because of the compression related symptoms, an open repair approach was selected and performed successfully via a posterior approach, including partial aneurysm resection and interposition graft with a reversed saphenous vein.
ISSN:2288-7970

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