title: Fate of excluded popliteal artery aneurysms: should we change our current treatment?
abstract: Surgical repair of popliteal artery aneurysms is usually performed by vascular exclusion and femoro-popliteal bypass grafting via a medial route. The vascular exclusion of a popliteal artery aneurysm may, however, prove ineffective long-term. We report on a patient with a large popliteal artery aneurysm observed twelve years after conventional surgical treatment and discuss alternative surgical options to be considered for long-lasting effective popliteal artery aneurysm treatment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Aurelia Hospital, Roma.
authors.forename: Raoul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Borioni
authors.forename: Mariano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garofalo
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maspes
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Albano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D016909:Tibial Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*