title: A true giant aneurysm of the anterior tibial artery.
abstract: Aneurysms of the anterior tibial artery are rare. We will describe a case of a woman with an asymptomatic true aneurysm of the anterior tibial artery. The patient presented with a pulsatile mass in the lateral face of the distal portion of the left leg, and both ultrasound examination and computed tomography angiography scan showed a giant aneurysm of the anterior tibial artery. We chose open treatment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Genoa, IRCCS San Martino IST, Genova, Italy.
authors.forename: Debora
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Musio
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Genoa, IRCCS San Martino IST, Genova, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Cecilia
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Perfumo
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Genoa, IRCCS San Martino IST, Genova, Italy.
authors.forename: Valerio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gazzola
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Genoa, IRCCS San Martino IST, Genova, Italy.
authors.forename: Bianca
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pane
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Genoa, IRCCS San Martino IST, Genova, Italy. Electronic address: giovanni.spinella@unige.it.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Spinella
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Genoa, IRCCS San Martino IST, Genova, Italy.
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Palombo
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008875:Middle Aged; D011673:Pulsatile Flow; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D016909:Tibial Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex