title: Bilateral giant femoropopliteal artery aneurysms: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Popliteal artery aneurysms are the most common peripheral arterial aneurysms, and are frequently bilateral. Acute limb ischemia, rupture and compression phenomena can complicate these aneurysms when the diameter exceeds 2 cm.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report an 82-year-old male patient with two giant femoropopliteal aneurysms, 10.5 and 8.5 cm diameters, managed in our institution. Both aneurysms were resected and a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) femoropopliteal interposition graft was placed successfully. Management and literature review are discussed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We believe this is the first report in the medical literature of bilateral giant femoropopliteal aneurysms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Hellenic Airforce Hospital, Galatsi, Athens, Greece. perdik@otenet.gr
authors.forename: Theodossios P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Perdikides
authors.forename: Efthimios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Avgerinos
authors.forename: Efstratios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Christianakis
authors.forename: Theofanis
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fotis
authors.forename: Anastasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chronopoulos
authors.forename: Konstantinos X
authors.initials: KX
authors.lastname: Siafakas
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pashalidis
authors.forename: Dimitrios K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Filippou