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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Medrang
2021-03-01
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Series: | Vascular Specialist International |
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Online Access: | https://www.vsijournal.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.5758/vsi.200077 |
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. |
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ISSN: | 2288-7970 |