Successful percutaneous endovascular treatment of a ruptured popliteal artery aneurysm

A rupture of the popliteal artery is a rare but dangerous complication of aneurysmal disease. It accounts for 4% of all popliteal artery aneurysms encountered and threatens the loss of the extremity and, infrequently, is also life-threatening.1 when this clinical entity is confronted, a prompt opera...

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Published in:Journal of vascular surgery 2000-04, Vol.31 (4), p.794-797
Main Authors: Ihlberg, Leo H.M., Roth, Wolf D., Albäck, N.Anders, Kantonen, Ilkka K., Lepäntalo, Mauri
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alloys
Aneurysm, Ruptured - surgery
Angiography
Biological and medical sciences
Blood and lymphatic vessels
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation - methods
Cardiology. Vascular system
Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous
Equipment Design
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Polytetrafluoroethylene
Popliteal Artery - surgery
Prosthesis Design
Pulmonary Emphysema - complications
Stents
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex
Vascular Patency
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Summary:A rupture of the popliteal artery is a rare but dangerous complication of aneurysmal disease. It accounts for 4% of all popliteal artery aneurysms encountered and threatens the loss of the extremity and, infrequently, is also life-threatening.1 when this clinical entity is confronted, a prompt operative intervention is indispensable for increasing the chances of limb salvage. We report the first, to our knowledge, successful endovascular treatment of a ruptured popliteal artery aneurysm with a new polytetrafluoroethylene stent-graft in a patient who was unfit for a conventional surgical approach because of his severe pulmonary disease. (J Vasc Surg 2000;31:794-7.)
ISSN:0741-5214
1097-6809
DOI:10.1067/mva.2000.102329