Deep femoral artery aneurysm presenting as lower limb swelling: a case report |
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Authors: | Cho Yong-Pil Choi Soo-Jung Kwon Tae-Won Han Myoung-Sik Kim Yong-Ho Kim Chan-Wook Lee Sung-Gyu |
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Affiliation: | Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Gangneung Asan Hospital, Gangneung, Gangwon-do 210-711, Korea. ypcho@gnah.co.kr |
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Abstract: | We report a rare case of lower limb swelling due to compression of the superficial femoral vein by a solitary deep femoral artery aneurysm. The patient was a 58-year-old man presenting with acute swelling of the right lower limb caused by deep venous thrombosis. A multi-detector computed tomographic scan (CT) confirmed the diagnosis of a deep femoral artery aneurysm and revealed no evidence of aneurysms or occlusive lesions in the other arteries. Aneurysmectomy and ligation of the deep femoral artery were successfully performed. Preoperative multi-detector CT scanning is a valuable, non-invasive diagnostic tool to delineate not only the state of the aneurysm, but also that of the distal arterial tree. |
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Keywords: | Deep femoral artery aneurysm computed tomography |
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