Popliteal artery aneurysms: Role of primary care physicians

Popliteal artery aneurysms are the common peripheral artery aneurysm. Aneurysm due to exostosis is rare in occurrence. Here, we present a rare presentation of popliteal artery aneurysm in siblings which was managed by aneurysm excision and revascularization with interposition reversed long saphenous...

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Autores principales: Balachandran, Saravanan, Murugesan, Rajkumar, Jayachander, K., Muthukkaruppiah, Suganya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5084590/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27843870
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.192371
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Sumario:Popliteal artery aneurysms are the common peripheral artery aneurysm. Aneurysm due to exostosis is rare in occurrence. Here, we present a rare presentation of popliteal artery aneurysm in siblings which was managed by aneurysm excision and revascularization with interposition reversed long saphenous vein graft in one child and follow-up in the other.

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