title: Rare manifestation of abdominal aortic aneurysm and popliteal aneurysm in a patient with Marfan's syndrome: a case report.
abstract: A 37-year-old patient with back pain and somatomegaly was found to have a penetrating aneurysm of sections IV and V of the abdominal aorta. Results of a family history and clinical examination confirmed suspicions of Marfan's syndrome. Further angiologic studies depicted an aneurysmatic dilatation of the left popliteal artery. Aneurysmatic dilatations are primarily located in sections I and II of the thoracic aorta, whereas aneurysms in sections IV and V are much rarer. The rare combination of an abdominal aortic aneurysm and left-sided popliteal aneurysm accompanying Marfan's syndrome is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Visceral and Vascular Surgery, University of Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wolfgarten
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Krüger
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gawenda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications*; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000473:pathology*