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Ruptured popliteal artery aneurysm in a patient with a clinical diagnosis of Marfan syndrome

The popliteal artery is the main site of occurrence of peripheral aneurysms. Acute presentations constitute a potential threat to limb viability and to life, especially in the event of rupture. Rupture is a rare event, but one that demands an immediate intervention decision to achieve a satisfactory...

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Autores principales: Duarte, Gabriel Paiva, da Cunha, Jorge Ribeiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e de Cirurgia Vascular (SBACV) 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8276642/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34290752
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1677-5449.200017
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Sumario:The popliteal artery is the main site of occurrence of peripheral aneurysms. Acute presentations constitute a potential threat to limb viability and to life, especially in the event of rupture. Rupture is a rare event, but one that demands an immediate intervention decision to achieve a satisfactory treatment outcome. The gold standard treatment is conventional surgery, effecting repair by interposition of a great saphenous vein graft. Studies conducted in recent decades have found associations between Marfan Syndrome and peripheral aneurysms. This report presents a case of a ruptured left popliteal artery aneurysm successfully treated in an 82-year-old patient clinically diagnosed with previously unknown Marfan syndrome.