Radiological findings and endovascular treatment in giant deep femoral artery aneurysms
2014; BMJ; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1136/bcr-2013-201201
ISSN1757-790X
AutoresSuat Keskin, Osman Koç, Zeynep Keskin, Seyit Erol,
Tópico(s)Aortic aneurysm repair treatments
ResumoAn 81-year-old man presented to the cardiovascular surgery clinic with right inguinal pain and swelling, which he had experienced for 1 year. A pulsatile mass that extended to the proximal femur was found in the right of the groin on physical examination. There was no sign of limb-threatening ischaemia. Blood urea nitrogen was 54 mg/dL and glucose was 168 mg/dL. The patient had unstable cardiac function. Superficial ultrasound showed an approximately 9 cm hypodense cystic lesion. Colour Doppler ultrasound (figure 1) showed that the lesion was connected to the deep femoral artery. Thrombosis was seen in the aneurysm. Additionally, deep vein thrombosis was found in the right superficial femoral vein extending to the …
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