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Published on: July 7, 2013
Saphenous vein graft aneurysm formation in a patient with idiopathic multiple aneurysms
Yu Lun1, Han Jiang1, Yuchen Jing1
1Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Abstract:
True aneurysmal vein graft dilation is rare, and its etiology remains speculative. However, systemic dilation diathesis is regarded as a risk factor. We herein report a case of a rapidly expanding aneurysm in a great saphenous vein graft, resulting in distal malperfusion in a patient who had previously undergone open repair of multiple popliteal artery aneurysms. After an unsuccessful endovascular intervention, the dilated section was eventually replaced by a reversed segment of the contralateral great saphenous vein. Subsequent whole-exome sequencing identified no relevant mutations. This case provides further evidence that aneurysmal disease may be associated with systemic dilation diathesis.
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