title: A true aneurysm of the posterior tibial artery: a case report.
abstract: True aneurysm of the posterior tibial artery is very rare. A 69-year-old woman presented with a pulsatile painful mass of the right lower leg.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hokkaido Shakai Hoken Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanaoka
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuura
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000792:Angiography; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D011674:Pulse; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D016909:Tibial Arteries; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome