Posterior tibial artery pseudoaneurysm identified subsequent to surgical wound dehiscence.
The development of a pseudoaneurysm of the posterior tibial artery is a rare event. In this article, we describe the case of a 63-year-old female with rheumatoid arthritis, who initially presented with a symptomatic subcutaneous nodule localized to the medial aspect of the right ankle. After excision of the subcutaneous nodule, she failed to heal the surgical wound and, eventually, the pseudoaneurysm of the posterior tibial artery was identified. It was not until after the posterior tibial artery was ligated and the pseudoaneurysm excised, that the wound finally healed.


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Marek E
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Mercy Hospital Podiatric Medical and Surgical Residency, Coon Rapids, MN, USA. djndpm@hotmail.com
Neese
David J
DJ
D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012218:Rheumatoid Nodule / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D016909:Tibial Arteries