Vasc Spec Int.  2017 Mar;33(1):40-42. 10.5758/vsi.2017.33.1.40.

The True Deep Femoral Artery Aneurysm: A Case Report

• Jang LC
• Park SS

• KMID: 2375612
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5758/vsi.2017.33.1.40

Abstract

A 55-year-old man with a palpable pulsatile mass and pain in his left thigh was presented to us. He had no history of trauma in his left leg, interventions, operation, or medical diseases, including cardiac valve disease, endocarditis, and systemic infection. The size of the aneurysm was 10 cm×7 cm with a mural thrombus in ultrasonography and multidetector computer tomography. There was no evidence of other aneurysms or occlusive lesions in the other arteries. The aneurysm was resected without a vascular reconstruction of the deep femoral artery. The patient's symptom improved rapidly. The patient had an uneventful postoperative recovery without complications. We report a case of true deep femoral artery aneurysm, which was successfully treated with resection of an aneurysm without a vascular reconstruction.

Keyword

Femoral artery; Aneurysm; Atherosclerosis

MeSH Terms

Aneurysm*
Arteries
Atherosclerosis
Endocarditis
Femoral Artery*
Heart Valves
Humans
Leg
Middle Aged
Thigh
Thrombosis
Ultrasonography