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Case Reports
. 2018 May:49:311.e11-311.e14.
doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2017.11.038. Epub 2018 Feb 16.

Endovascular Treatment of Isolated Degenerative Superficial Femoral Artery Aneurysm

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Endovascular Treatment of Isolated Degenerative Superficial Femoral Artery Aneurysm

Hozan Mufty et al. Ann Vasc Surg. 2018 May.

Abstract

Isolated degenerative superficial femoral artery (SFA) aneurysms are rare. One hundred forty-two cases are described in literature. Threshold for operative management varies in literature. In literature, only 10 cases are treated in an endovascular way. We present a case of a 77-year-old patient who presented with nonhealing wounds on the right foot. Duplex ultrasound revealed an isolated aneurysm of the SFA on the right side as a source of emboli. The patient was treated in an endovascular way with a covered stent graft. The procedure was complicated by embolization in the peroneal artery as a single outflow vessel. An overview of endovascular treatment of SFA aneurysms in literature is discussed.

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