title: Delayed presentation of popliteal pseudo-aneurysm following soccer football injury.
abstract: Development of pseudo-aneurysm of the popliteal artery usually results from trauma, infection, or iatrogenic causes after orthopedic operations. This is to our knowledge the first reported case in the world's literature of a delayed presentation of a large above-knee popliteal artery pseudo-aneurysm following a soccer football injury. The pseudo-aneurysm severely compressed the native artery, and open exploration with surgical vein-patch repair of the artery was chosen in preference to endovascular stent-graft in view of the compressive symptoms and large size of the chronic pseudo-aneurysm. This case highlights the importance of imaging such as duplex ultrasound, computed tomography, or magnetic resonance angiography if symptoms persist after sports injury.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong Medical Centre, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong. ycchan88@hkucc.hku.hk
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Ting
authors.forename: K X
authors.initials: KX
authors.lastname: Qing
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries*; D013997:Time Factors; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures