title: Open versus endovascular repair of popliteal artery aneurysms.
abstract: A 72-year-old male presents with a large asymptomatic aneurysm of his left popliteal artery. He has a history of noninsulin dependent diabetes, hypertension, and a prior history of a percutaneous intervention for a coronary artery stenosis. He is anatomically and physiologically a candidate for surgical or endovascular repair of his aneurysm. The following debate attempts to resolve whether open repair remains the gold standard for the treatment of popliteal artery aneurysms.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Peter Lougheed Centre and University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. randyd.moore@calgaryhealthregion.ca
authors.forename: Randy D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Andrew B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Hill
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D018579:Patient Selection; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects