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Dissecting aneurysm of the femoral and popliteal arteries
Author(s) -
Page Murray Hyde,
Leslie Gregory J.,
Thorburn Charles
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1984.tb103841.x
Subject(s) - medicine , aneurysm , femoral artery , popliteal artery , dissection (medical) , radiology , ischemia , surgery , vascular disease , cardiology
Dissecting aneurysms of peripheral arteries within the extremities are very rare. We report a case of dissection of the superficial femoral and popliteral arteries, in which the preoperative arteriography was diagnostic and surgical treatment was undertaken before the onset of severe ischaemia. It is recommended that the diagnosis of dissecting aneurysm of a major artery should be considered when limb ischaemia occurs in a younger patient.