title: Anterior tibial artery aneurysm: Case report and literature review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  We present a patient with a true anterior tibial artery aneurysm without any causative history.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 59 year old male was referred with a swelling on his left lateral ankle which he noticed 2 months ago, with symptoms of soaring pain. Additional radiological research showed a true arterial tibialis anterior aneurysm. True anterior tibial artery aneurysm is a rare condition. The aneurysm was repaired by resection and interposition of a venous bypass.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients may complain about symptoms like calf pain, distal ischemia, paresthesias due to nerve compression and the presence of a pulsating or increasing mass. Symptomatic aneurysms require surgical intervention, where bypass with a venous saphenous graft have shown good patency and endovascular treatment have shown good short term results. Asymptomatic and small aneurysm can be followed for several years with DUS.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Clinical features, radiographic findings, surgical management, and a review of the literature on true anterior tibial aneurysms are discussed.
authors: Surgery Department, Atrium Medical Centre, Henri Dunantstraat 5, 6419 PC Heerlen, Netherlands. Electronic address: timsigterman@gmail.com.
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