Diagnosis of a ruptured deep femoral artery aneurysm--a case report.
Deep femoral artery aneurysms are rarely atherosclerotic in origin and infrequently rupture. A case of spontaneous rupture of an isolated deep femoral atherosclerotic aneurysm is presented. The computed tomographic, angiographic, and clinical findings are discussed. These findings allowed preoperative diagnosis of this lesion.
Sadler
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Montefiore Hospital, University Health Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Lenkey
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D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed