title: Surgical Management of an Infected Popliteal Artery Aneurysm.
abstract: Infective aneurysms are rare due to the antimicrobial advances and the early treatment of systemic infections. They represent a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. The treatment for these cases is generally characterised by excision and reconstruction using an autologous vein graft. We describe a case of a 66-year-old man who presented an 8 cm infected popliteal aneurysm where urgent surgical approach was performed. The vascular continuity was restored with a basilic vein. Clinical follow-up showed no signs of recurrent infection and patent bypass without any anastomotic pseudoaneurysm after a year.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Complexo Hospitalario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain.
authors.forename: Juan Carlos Moy
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Complexo Hospitalario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain.
authors.forename: Ignacio Hernández-Lahoz
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Ortiz
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Complexo Hospitalario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain.
authors.forename: Delfin Couto
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Mallón
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Complexo Hospitalario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain.
authors.forename: Juan José Vidal
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Insua
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Complexo Hospitalario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain.
authors.forename: Jose Raúl Garcia
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Casas
keywords: Aneurysm; Infected; Popliteal artery