The True Deep Femoral Artery Aneurysm: A Case Report

• Published in: Vascular Specialist International Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 40 - 42
• Main Authors: Jang, Lee Chan, Park, Sung Su
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) Vascular Specialist International 01.03.2017; Medrang; 대한혈관외과학회
• Subjects: Aneurysm; Atherosclerosis; Case Report; Femoral artery; 일반외과학; Femoral artery; Aneurysm; Atherosclerosis
• ISSN: 2288-7970; 2288-7989
• DOI: 10.5758/vsi.2017.33.1.40

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.