[Acute rupture of an aneurysm of the popliteal artery: case report].

Abstract

A case of acute rupture of an atherosclerotic popliteal aneurysm is reported. The popliteal aneurysm was partially resected and revascularisation of the leg was successfully performed by implantation of an e-PTFE-prosthesis. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient remained asymptomatic two years later. The peculiarities of the diagnosis and the surgical treatment of the acute rupture of a popliteal aneurysm are reported. We think that in the management of the popliteal aneurysm a prophylactic surgical repair is the treatment of choice.

• Authors: S Manouguian
• Journal: Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie (Zentralbl Chir) Vol. 121 Issue 5 Pg. 405-7 ( 1996) ISSN: 0044-409X [Print] Germany
• Vernacular Title: Akute Ruptur eines Aneurysmas der Arteria poplitea: Fallbericht.
• PMID: 8677703 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Polytetrafluoroethylene

Topics

• Acute Disease
• Aneurysm, Ruptured (diagnostic imaging, surgery)
• Angiography, Digital Subtraction
• Blood Vessel Prosthesis
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Polytetrafluoroethylene
• Popliteal Artery (diagnostic imaging, surgery)
• Postoperative Complications (diagnostic imaging)