title: A true aneurysm of posterior tibial artery.
abstract: True aneurysms of tibial artery are uncommon. We report a case of a 47-year-old woman who suffered from a distal embolism in the left toes. The surgical intervention involved an aneurysmectomy and the interposition of the posterior tibial artery using the saphenous vein graft. She has been doing well 22 months after the operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hyogo Brain and Heart Center at Himeji, Himeji, Japan. hmurakami@hbhc.jp
authors.forename: Hirohisa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Izawa
authors.forename: Shunsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyahara
authors.forename: Tasuku
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kadowaki
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Morimoto
authors.forename: Yoshihisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morimoto
authors.forename: Keitaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakagiri
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Nobuhiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mukouhara
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D016909:Tibial Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome