Aortic and lower extremity arterial aneurysms

A sonographic survey of 100 patients with suspected abdominal aortic, femoral, or popliteal arterial aneurysms was conducted over a period of 2 yr. Patients referred for suspected abdominal aortic aneurysms had a low incidence of associated lower extremity arterial aneurysms. Those patients referred for possible femoral or popliteal artery aneurysms frequently had multiple other peripheral arterial aneurysms. The authors recommend a survey scanning protocol in this subgroup with lower extremity aneurysms to rule out the presence of other aneurysms.