title: True profunda femoris aneurysms: are they more dangerous than other atherosclerotic aneurysms of the femoropopliteal segment?
abstract: Three cases of true aneurysms of the profunda femoris artery are reported along with a review of 17 other cases in the literature. These aneurysms are rare and commonly present with rapid enlargement or rupture (9/20), the risk of rupture being higher than those affecting the femoral or popliteal arteries. All patients underwent successful surgical treatment except for one who required amputation. The diagnosis of an aneurysm of the profunda femoris artery must be considered in all patients with a pulsatile swelling in the groin. Surgical treatment is mandatory, and it carries a low mortality as well as a low risk of amputation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, England.
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Tait
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Vohra
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Thomson
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications*; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011150:Popliteal Artery; D011859:Radiography; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous