Successful repair of a popliteal aneurysm with saphenous vein graft in a patient with Marfan syndrome

Marfan syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutations in the fibrillin 1 gene (FBN1). This leads to defective elasticity of connective tissue in the arterial wall. Aortic aneurysms and dissections are the most common vascular anomalies; the incidence of peripheral artery aneurysms is...

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Main Authors: Kate Xin Peng, MD, Victor J. Davila, MD, Richard J. Fowl, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428718301138