A 54-Year-Old Man Who Developed a Femoral Pathologic Fracture from a Giant Popliteal Artery Pseudoaneurysm 7 Years After Ligation and Bypass of a Popliteal Artery Aneurysm: A Case Report and Literature Review

Nicola Monteloene; Francesco Muratori; Alberto Melani; Alberto Schiavo; Alessandro Alessi Innocenti; Domenico Andrea Campanacci

doi:10.12659/AJCR.937113

07 February 2023 : Case report Italy

A 54-Year-Old Man Who Developed a Femoral Pathologic Fracture from a Giant Popliteal Artery Pseudoaneurysm 7 Years After Ligation and Bypass of a Popliteal Artery Aneurysm: A Case Report and Literature Review

Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis

Nicola Monteloene^1ABDEF*, Francesco Muratori^1DF, Alberto Melani^2EF, Alberto Schiavo^1BEF, Alessandro Alessi Innocenti^2F, Domenico Andrea Campanacci

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DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937113

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e937113

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Figure 6. Descriptive and schematic drawing of the refueling mechanism of popliteal aneurism by ATA. (Drawn by Dr. Melani and used with permission). (1) Anterior tibial artery arising above the joint line, taking a medial path anterior to the popliteal muscle (Type 2A-2 of Kim Classification). (2) Pseudoaneurysm. (3) Legated popliteal aneurysm. (4) Femoro-popliteal bypass. (5) Popliteal muscle. (6) Foot/ankle circulation. (7) Retrograde blood flow reperfusion of the ligated aneurysm trough the anterior tibial artery.

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A 54-Year-Old Man Who Developed a Femoral Pathologic Fracture from a Giant Popliteal Artery Pseudoaneurysm 7 Years After Ligation and Bypass of a Popliteal Artery Aneurysm: A Case Report and Literature Review

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