False aneurysm of the popliteal artery treated successfully by surgery: report of two cases.
Blunt trauma to the popliteal artery may result in pseudoaneurysm formation. We herein report two patients who had a pseudoaneurysm of the popliteal arteries without any orthopedic injuries. One patient, who had been struck by an iron plate in the midthigh portion, demonstrated a pulsatile mass in this area 2 months later. The other patient had a pseudoaneurysm that was diagnosed by a histological examination; however, he could not remember having suffered any noticeable trauma.
Nakajima
H
H
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Teikyo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Akasaka
T
T
Ogura
Y
Y
Fukushima
H
H
Yasuno
K
K
D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating