title: False aneurysm of the popliteal artery treated successfully by surgery: report of two cases.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Teikyo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akasaka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ogura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yasuno
mesh_terms: 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