title: Endovascular repair of profunda femoral artery false aneurysms using covered stents.
abstract: Pseudoaneurysms of the profunda femoral artery (PFA) have been reported following different types of trauma, mostly iatrogenic. We present three cases of PFA false aneurysm formation, two after vascular procedures and one as a result of a gunshot injury, which were successfully treated with the endovascular deployment of covered stents. Treating these patients by endoluminal means is an efficient and feasible minimally invasive approach. If the patient is relatively stable and there are no major compression issues, stenting could be considered as adequate therapy for these situations. Certainly, a larger series are needed in order to testify to the long-term results and ascertain the durability of such a repair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery - Vascular Surgery Unit, University of Ioannia, Greece.
authors.forename: George N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Kouvelos
authors.forename: Nektarios K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Papas
authors.forename: Eleni M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Arnaoutoglou
authors.forename: George S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Papadopoulos
authors.forename: Miltiadis I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Matsagkas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications