Endovascular Repair of a Large Profunda Femoris Artery Pseudoaneurysm

Endovascular Repair of a Large Profunda Femoris Artery Pseudoaneurysm

Profunda femoris artery aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms are a rare cause of peripheral arterial aneurysms but their risk of rupture is quite high. We have presented a case of a left lower leg pseudoaneurysm. We have shown that endovascular repair with angioplasty and stenting is a suitable treatment m...

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Main Authors: Ahsan Syed Khalid, Omar M. Ghanem, Seyed Mojtaba Gashti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/716752
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spelling doaj-491f86c7edcd47bb85f1b6ef9c07667c2020-11-24T22:54:24ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Vascular Medicine2090-69862090-69942014-01-01201410.1155/2014/716752716752Endovascular Repair of a Large Profunda Femoris Artery PseudoaneurysmAhsan Syed Khalid0Omar M. Ghanem1Seyed Mojtaba Gashti2Saba University School of Medicine, Devens, MA 01434, USAMedstar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21218, USAMedstar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21218, USAProfunda femoris artery aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms are a rare cause of peripheral arterial aneurysms but their risk of rupture is quite high. We have presented a case of a left lower leg pseudoaneurysm. We have shown that endovascular repair with angioplasty and stenting is a suitable treatment method for such a pseudoaneurysm. Due to the limited data on this disease, we suggest multi-institute collaboration to identify and standardize management for the treatment.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/716752
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author Ahsan Syed Khalid
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Omar M. Ghanem
Seyed Mojtaba Gashti
Endovascular Repair of a Large Profunda Femoris Artery Pseudoaneurysm
Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
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Omar M. Ghanem
Seyed Mojtaba Gashti
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title Endovascular Repair of a Large Profunda Femoris Artery Pseudoaneurysm
title_short Endovascular Repair of a Large Profunda Femoris Artery Pseudoaneurysm
title_full Endovascular Repair of a Large Profunda Femoris Artery Pseudoaneurysm
title_fullStr Endovascular Repair of a Large Profunda Femoris Artery Pseudoaneurysm
title_full_unstemmed Endovascular Repair of a Large Profunda Femoris Artery Pseudoaneurysm
title_sort endovascular repair of a large profunda femoris artery pseudoaneurysm
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
issn 2090-6986
2090-6994
publishDate 2014-01-01
description Profunda femoris artery aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms are a rare cause of peripheral arterial aneurysms but their risk of rupture is quite high. We have presented a case of a left lower leg pseudoaneurysm. We have shown that endovascular repair with angioplasty and stenting is a suitable treatment method for such a pseudoaneurysm. Due to the limited data on this disease, we suggest multi-institute collaboration to identify and standardize management for the treatment.
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