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Point-Of-Care Ultrasound Screening for Proximal Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis
Published on: February 10, 2023
Giant femoropopliteal artery aneurysm and vein rupture
Fabio H Rossi1, Frank J Veith, Evan C Lipsitz
1Vascular Surgery Departments, Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia, São Paulo, Brazil. vascular369@hotmail.com
Abstract:
Atherosclerotic popliteal aneurysms are the most common peripheral artery aneurysms. Thrombosis, embolization, rupture, and compression of adjacent structures are well-known complications. We report a patient with a giant thigh hematoma and a pulsatile mass thought to be a ruptured popliteal artery aneurysm. It proved to be an unruptured 8.5 cm femoropopliteal aneurysm with avulsed and bleeding adjacent veins, the source of the hematoma. This constitutes the first known report of this unusual complication.
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