title: Spontaneous rupture of the superficial femoral artery treated with endovascular stent-grafting.
abstract: Spontaneous rupture of the superficial femoral artery (SFA) is rare. It may occur in the presence of an SFA aneurysm or in a nonaneurysmal, but usually atherosclerotic, artery. Previously these ruptures have been treated by surgical exclusion, often with bypass grafting. We report a case of spontaneous rupture of a nonaneurysmal SFA treated successfully with endovascular stent-grafting.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, The Royal Berkshire Hospital, London Road, Reading RG1 5AN, UK. jimramusuk@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: James R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Ramus
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Magee
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Torrie
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002404:Catheterization; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011859:Radiography; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome