title: [Acute rupture of an aneurysm of the popliteal artery: case report].
abstract: A case of acute rupture of an atherosclerotic popliteal aneurysm is reported. The popliteal aneurysm was partially resected and revascularisation of the leg was successfully performed by implantation of an e-PTFE-prosthesis. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient remained asymptomatic two years later. The peculiarities of the diagnosis and the surgical treatment of the acute rupture of a popliteal aneurysm are reported. We think that in the management of the popliteal aneurysm a prophylactic surgical repair is the treatment of choice.
authors.affiliation: Sektion Gefässchirurgie, Krankenhaus Bethanien, Moers.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manouguian
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene
vernacular_title: Akute Ruptur eines Aneurysmas der Arteria poplitea: Fallbericht.