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Case Reports
. 2021 Apr 30;16(7):1685-1687.
doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2021.04.031. eCollection 2021 Jul.

Endovascular treatment of a ruptured true superficial femoral artery aneurysm

Chrysanthi P Papageorgopoulou  1 , Konstantinos M Nikolakopoulos  1
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Endovascular treatment of a ruptured true superficial femoral artery aneurysm

Chrysanthi P Papageorgopoulou et al. Radiol Case Rep. .

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Abstract

Isolated true aneurysms of the superficial femoral artery are rare and less common than those of the common femoral artery. They occurred commonly in elderly men in about 87% and most of them are located in the middle third of the artery. Due to the deep anatomic location of the middle and distal third of the superficial femoral artery, most of these aneurysms reach a mean diameter of 8.4 cm at diagnosis. The most common clinical presentation includes a pulsatile thigh mass associated with pain, but rupture and distal ischemia can occur as well. The treatment of the true superficial femoral artery aneurysm consists of exclusion with bypass or interposition graft. Endovascular treatment has been used recently as an alternative treatment, in both emergency and least urgent cases. We present a rare case of a male patient with a huge thigh hematoma due to a ruptured true superficial femoral artery aneurysm.

Keywords: Aneurysm; Endovascular treatment; Superficial femoral artery.

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Fig. 1
Angiography revealed a true aneurysm of the right superficial femoral artery.
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The ruptured aneurysm was repaired with the deployment of three Viabahn endoprosthesis in a tapered way.
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After the deployment of the stents, the arterial circulation is repaired and peripheral pulses are restored.
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