Rupture of a Giant Popliteal Artery Aneurysm, Associated with Type III Aortic Dissection: A Case Report

Autor: V. Govedarsky, V. Stoinova, A. Daskalov, D. Maximov, V. Chervenkoff
Jazyk: angličtina
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Zdroj: EJVES Extra. (5):101-103
ISSN: 1533-3167
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2005.02.019
Popis: Popliteal artery aneurysms are the most common peripheral artery aneurysms. We present a case of rare combination of chronic aortic dissection type III and rupture of a giant popliteal aneurysm in 74 years old patient. We ligated the ruptured popliteal aneurysm with interposition of PTFE 8/5 prosthesis with a distal venous ‘cuff'. Postoperatively, the patient had palpable pedal pulses. He was discharged on the twenty-third postoperative day not on anticoagulant therapy because of the chronic aortic dissection type III, but on aspirin.
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