The authors report a case of true isolated atherosclerotic aneurysm of the profunda femoris artery. On the basis of a careful search of the literature some aspects of this rare disease are illuminated in terms of its low incidence, pathologic background and treatment; the last should always be aggressive due to the high possibility (about 50%) of major complications mainly represented by rupture. Simple aneurysmectomy without flow re-establishment may be allowed only if the femoropopliteal tract is normal
ISOLATED TRUE ATHEROSCLEROTIC ANEURYSM OF THE PROFUNDA FEMORIS ARTERY: CASE REPORT / Burchi, C; Cavallaro, Giuseppe; Amato, D; Cavallaro, Antonino. - In: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY. - ISSN 0021-9509. - 40:(1999), pp. 577-581.
ISOLATED TRUE ATHEROSCLEROTIC ANEURYSM OF THE PROFUNDA FEMORIS ARTERY: CASE REPORT
CAVALLARO, Giuseppe;CAVALLARO, Antonino
1999
Abstract
The authors report a case of true isolated atherosclerotic aneurysm of the profunda femoris artery. On the basis of a careful search of the literature some aspects of this rare disease are illuminated in terms of its low incidence, pathologic background and treatment; the last should always be aggressive due to the high possibility (about 50%) of major complications mainly represented by rupture. Simple aneurysmectomy without flow re-establishment may be allowed only if the femoropopliteal tract is normalI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
