Vasc Spec Int.
2014 Sep;30(3):94-97. 10.5758/vsi.2014.30.3.94.
Surgical Management of an Infected Popliteal Artery Aneurysm
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- 1Department of Vascular Surgery, Complexo Hospitalario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain. jc_mp13@hotmail.com
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- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5758/vsi.2014.30.3.94
Abstract
- Infective aneurysms are rare due to the antimicrobial advances and the early treatment of systemic infections. They represent a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. The treatment for these cases is generally characterised by excision and reconstruction using an autologous vein graft. We describe a case of a 66-year-old man who presented an 8 cm infected popliteal aneurysm where urgent surgical approach was performed. The vascular continuity was restored with a basilic vein. Clinical follow-up showed no signs of recurrent infection and patent bypass without any anastomotic pseudoaneurysm after a year.
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