Ruptured Popliteal Artery Aneurysm

Umberto G. Rossi; Francesco Petrocelli; Maurizio Cariati

doi:10.1055/s-0041-1739484

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CC BY 4.0 · Aorta (Stamford) 2021; 09(06): 233-234
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1739484

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Ruptured Popliteal Artery Aneurysm

Authors

Umberto G. Rossi

¹Interventional Radiology Unit, Department of Radiological Area, E.O. Galliera Hospital, Genova, Italy

²Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Unit, Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Advanced Technology, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Santi Paolo and Carlo Hospital, Milano, Italy
Francesco Petrocelli

³Department of Radiology and Interventional Radiology, Istituto di Ricerca a Carattere Clinico e Scientifico San Martino Policlinic University Hospital, Genova, Italy
Maurizio Cariati

²Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Unit, Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Advanced Technology, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Santi Paolo and Carlo Hospital, Milano, Italy

Abstract

Rupture of a popliteal artery aneurysm is an uncommon event in an uncommon disease. We present the case of an 88-year-old female with a ruptured popliteal artery aneurysm that was diagnosed by multidetector computed tomography and treated by an endovascular approach.

Keywords

popliteal artery - aneurysm - imaging - aging - endovascular

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