Bilateral giant femoropopliteal artery aneurysms: a case report.
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.
Perdikides
Theodossios P
TP
Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Hellenic Airforce Hospital, Galatsi, Athens, Greece. perdik@otenet.gr
Avgerinos
Efthimios
E
Christianakis
Efstratios
E
Fotis
Theofanis
T
Chronopoulos
Anastasios
A
Siafakas
Konstantinos X
KX
Pashalidis
Nikolaos
N
Filippou
Dimitrios K
DK