A traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the dorsalis pedis artery: report of a case.
A 63-year old woman underwent a resection of a pseudoaneurysm in the dorsalis pedis artery. The aneurysm was suggested to have formed because of a bruise on the dorsal aspect of the foot 5 years previously. This is a rare case of a traumatic aneurysm in the peripheral artery.
Yamaguchi
Shohei
S
Department of Surgery, Nippon Steel Yawata Memorial Hospital, 1-1-1 Harunomachi, Yawatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu 805-0050, Japan.
Mii
Shinsuke
S
Yonemitsu
Yoshikazu
Y
Orita
Hiroyuki
H
Sakata
Hisanobu
H
D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001158:Arteries; D003288:Contusions / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000098:blood supply*; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged