Aneurysm formation: A late complication of venous by-pass grafting
| Autor: | Marcial M. Cerruti, Sandor A. Friedman, Harry Washor, Kurt E. Gerstmann |
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| Rok vydání: | 1975 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Popliteal Vein Pulsatile flow Medial compartment of thigh Transplantation Autologous Postoperative Complications medicine Humans Saphenous Vein Vein Right Thigh Cardiopulmonary disease Aged business.industry Femoral Vein Intermittent Claudication Aneurysm Intermittent claudication Surgery Radiography medicine.anatomical_structure Inguinal ligament Female medicine.symptom Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Claudication |
| Zdroj: | American heart journal. 89(3) |
| ISSN: | 0002-8703 |
| Popis: | A 74-year-old woman was hospitalized with a three-week history of an enlarging, pulsatile mass in her right thigh. Six years previously, successful right femoropopliteal bypass surgery with an autogenous saphenous vein had been performed because of intermittent claudication. For the past two years she had noted two-block claudication in the left calf. She had no history of cardiopulmonary disease or diabetes mellitus. Examination revealed a slightly obese woman with a blood pressure of 150/90 mm. Hg and pulse rate of 66 per minute. Pertinent physical findings were confined to the lower extremities. A nontender, pulsatile mass about 3 cm. in diameter was palpable in the right medial thigh 12 cm. below the inguinal ligament. Strong femoral pulses and a weak right popliteal pulse were present, but the left popliteal |
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