title: Symptomatic aneurysm of a perforating peroneal artery after a blunt trauma.
abstract: A 48-year-old woman was referred to us for a pulsatile and painful mass on the right leg after a trauma occurred 2 months earlier. The duplex scan revealed the presence of an aneurysm of the perforating peroneal artery. The patient underwent an endovascular coil embolization of the aneurysm. The duplex-scan follow-up showed the patency of the peroneal vessel and the complete aneurysm thrombosis. The patient was discharged in good condition without pain. In literature, only four cases of aneurysm of perforating peroneal artery aneurysm, all with a clear traumatic etiology, are reported. In this case, the endovascular treatment was safe and effective.
authors.affiliation: Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Unit, Mauriziano Umberto I Hospital, Turin, Italy. emaferrero@libero.it
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ferrero
authors.forename: Michelangelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferri
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Carbonatto
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Robaldo
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Viazzo
authors.forename: Amedeo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Calvo
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Berardi
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pecchio
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Piazza
authors.forename: Pia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cumbo
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nessi
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001158:Arteries / Q000293:injuries; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000098:blood supply*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex; D057772:Vascular System Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy