Endovascular Repair of a Popliteal Artery Pseudoaneurysm Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

Surgical Treatment of a Popliteal Artery Pseudoaneurysm after Total Knee Arthroplasty

“…Symptoms are usually evident in the immediate postoperative period, around the first 15 days [6], although in up to 40% of cases the diagnosis is made delayed, between the first and fourth month after surgery [1,7]. Typically, it presents as pulsatile mass at popliteal fossa, associated with pain, bruising and/or edema, and sometimes paraesthesia due to the compression of peroneal nerve [1,[3][4][5][6][7][9][10][11].…”

“…oma with swelling of the popliteal region [1,[3][4][5][6][7][9][10][11][12]. Its presentation is similar to deep vein thrombosis, so the differential diagnosis is usually made after ultrasound [6,10].…”