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Endovascular repair of a profunda femoris artery aneurysm.
- Source :
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Annals of vascular surgery [Ann Vasc Surg] 2011 Oct; Vol. 25 (7), pp. 980.e11-3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 May 31. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Profunda femoris artery (PFA) aneurysms are rare and they are usually treated with open surgery. We report the case of an 87-year-old patient who during the preoperative work-up for an abdominal aortic aneurysm was found to have a 4.2-cm aneurysm of the right PFA. A percutaneous transcatheter coil embolization was successfully performed using a contralateral retrograde approach. To date, only three patients, including the present case, have been treated with transcatheter coil embolization for a PFA aneurysm. In the absence of concomitant superficial femoral artery disease, embolization of aneurysms of the profunda femoris seems to be a safe and minimally invasive alternative to open repair in selected patients.<br /> (Copyright © 2011 Annals of Vascular Surgery Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1615-5947
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Annals of vascular surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21621376
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2011.01.012