A Case of Deep Femoral Artery Aneurysm with Necrosis of the Femoral Muscle

A 77 year-old-man presented with right leg pain. The enhanced CT scan showed a right deep femoral artery aneurysm measuring 35 mm and necrosis of the femoral muscle. We conclude the necrosis was caused by embolism. We performed arterial reconstruction with ePTFE graft between the common femoral arte...

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Published inThe Journal of Japanese College of Angiology Vol. 60; no. 6; pp. 95 - 98
Main Authors Souma, Yusuke, Sato, Masataka
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japanese College of Angiology 10.06.2020
Subjects
arterial reconstruction
deep femoral artery aneurysm
embolism
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Summary:A 77 year-old-man presented with right leg pain. The enhanced CT scan showed a right deep femoral artery aneurysm measuring 35 mm and necrosis of the femoral muscle. We conclude the necrosis was caused by embolism. We performed arterial reconstruction with ePTFE graft between the common femoral artery to the superficial femoral artery and deep femoral artery. The postoperative course was uneventful.
ISSN:0387-1126
1880-8840
DOI:10.7133/jca.20-00009