Rupture of a true giant aneurysm of the posterior tibial artery: a huge size of 6 cm on diameter.
True aneurysms of tibial artery are rare occurrences and their rupture is really rare. We report the case of a 59-year-old man who, after an episode of bacterial endocarditis, presented a posterior tibial aneurysm formation evolved in rupture. To our knowledge, this is the first case of a true giant aneurysm rupture of the posterior tibial artery (diameter, 6 cm). The treatment consisted of aneurysmectomy and surgical arterial ligation. A follow-up of 24 months was performed with good results.
Ferrero
Emanuele
E
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Unit, Mauriziano Umberto I Hospital, Turin, Italy. emaferrero@libero.it
Ferri
Michelangelo
M
Viazzo
Andrea
A
Gaggiano
Andrea
A
Berardi
Giuseppe
G
Piazza
Salvatore
S
Cumbo
Pia
P
Castagno
Claudio
C
Pecchio
Alberto
A
Nessi
Franco
F
D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016909:Tibial Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents