Dissecting aneurysm of the femoral and popliteal arteries

Page, Murray Hyde; Leslie, Gregory; Thorburn, Charles W.

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1984.tb103841.x

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“…Spontaneous arterial dissections of peripheral arteries previously reported in the literature are more common in patients younger than 50 years, and the ratio of male-to-female preponderance is 2 to 1. 5 The most common clinical association is hypertension, which is present in 90% or more of affected patients, 1,2 but it was present in only a mild form in our patient.…”

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Spontaneous popliteal artery dissection: A case report and review of the literature

Rabkin

Goldstein

Flores

et al. 1999

Journal of Vascular Surgery

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Spontaneous arterial dissection of a peripheral artery involving an extremity is a rare event. We report a case of atraumatic, nonaneurysmal dissection of the popliteal artery that occurred in a 62-year-old man who was admitted with progressive right lower-extremity claudication. Preoperative arteriography was suggestive of arterial dissection, and surgical treatment was undertaken before irreversible ischemia developed. Intraoperatively, a dissection of the popliteal artery was observed, and the patient underwent femoral-popliteal bypass grafting with the ipsilateral, greater saphenous vein and the popliteal artery was ligated distal to the dissection. Spontaneous dissection limited to the popliteal artery has not previously been reported in the literature. Successful management depends on consideration of the diagnosis, particularly when other, more common diseases have been excluded.

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“…Two teams have reported dissections that began in the femoral artery and extended to the popliteal artery, and one team reported a dissecting aneurysm of the popliteal artery. [4][5][6] We report a case of spontaneous nonaneurysmal dissection limited to the popliteal artery, which we believe to be the first of its kind to be reported in the literature.…”

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Spontaneous popliteal artery dissection: A case report and review of the literature

Rabkin

Goldstein

Flores

et al. 1999

Journal of Vascular Surgery

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“…Dissections of the peripheral arteries without the involvement of the aorta have been described in the carotid, renal, pulmonary and coronary arteries 1 . There are a few case reports of isolated dissections of femoropopliteal or popliteal arteries 2,3 . Most of these have occurred in aneurysmal arteries, while there is a single case report of isolated dissection of a non‐aneurysmal popliteal artery 4 .…”

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Isolated dissection of a non‐aneurysmal popliteal artery

Krishna

Bourchier

MacCormick

et al. 2002

ANZ Journal of Surgery

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Two cases of isolated dissection of a non-aneurysmal, non-atherosclerotic popliteal artery are reported. Isolated dissection of the popliteal artery is a distinct entity that may have far reaching effects on patient's mobility if not adequately treated. This lesion can be seen in non-aneurysmal, non-atherosclerotic vessels and in patients with no predisposing medical causes. It requires a high degree of suspicion for diagnosis because of its rarity. Surgical treatment is the best option and results in a good outcome.

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