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Review
. 2013 Dec 20:16:150.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2013.16.150.3510. eCollection 2013.

Intraoperative rupture of popliteal artery pseudoaneurysm secondary to distal femur osteochondroma: case report and review of the literature

Rita Hajji  1 , Hamid Jiber  1 , Youssef Zrihni  1 , Othman Zizi  1 , Abdellatif Bouarroum  1
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Review

Intraoperative rupture of popliteal artery pseudoaneurysm secondary to distal femur osteochondroma: case report and review of the literature

Rita Hajji et al. Pan Afr Med J. .

Abstract

Vascular complications from osteochondroma are rare and include essentially stenosis, occlusion, and pseudoaneurysms. The authors report an original case of intraoperative rupture of undiagnosed popliteal artery pseudoaneurysm during resection surgery for a distal femur osteochondroma.

Keywords: Exostoses; osteochondroma; popliteal artery pseudoaneurysme.

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Figures

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Figure 1
X-ray of the knee showing the bilateral exostoses of distal femur
Figure 2
Figure 2
Pre-operative Digital subtraction arteriography showing the popliteal artery occlusion
Figure 3
Figure 3
Intraoperative image: popliteal artery repaired with a reversed saphenous vein interposition graft
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