Rupture of a True Giant Aneurysm of the Posterior Tibial Artery: A Huge Size of 6 cm on Diameter

True aneurysms of tibial artery are rare occurrences and their rupture is really rare. We report the case of a 59-year-old man who, after an episode of bacterial endocarditis, presented a posterior tibial aneurysm formation evolved in rupture. To our knowledge, this is the first case of a true giant...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of vascular surgery 2010-11, Vol.24 (8), p.1134.e9-1134.e13
Hauptverfasser:	Ferrero, Emanuele, Ferri, Michelangelo, Viazzo, Andrea, Gaggiano, Andrea, Berardi, Giuseppe, Piazza, Salvatore, Cumbo, Pia, Castagno, Claudio, Pecchio, Alberto, Nessi, Franco
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aneurysm, Infected - complications Aneurysm, Infected - diagnosis Aneurysm, Infected - surgery Aneurysm, Ruptured - diagnosis Aneurysm, Ruptured - etiology Aneurysm, Ruptured - surgery Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Humans Ligation Male Middle Aged Surgery Tibial Arteries - diagnostic imaging Tibial Arteries - surgery Time Factors Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color Vascular Surgical Procedures
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Zusammenfassung:	True aneurysms of tibial artery are rare occurrences and their rupture is really rare. We report the case of a 59-year-old man who, after an episode of bacterial endocarditis, presented a posterior tibial aneurysm formation evolved in rupture. To our knowledge, this is the first case of a true giant aneurysm rupture of the posterior tibial artery (diameter, 6 cm). The treatment consisted of aneurysmectomy and surgical arterial ligation. A follow-up of 24 months was performed with good results.
ISSN:	0890-5096 1615-5947
DOI:	10.1016/j.avsg.2010.01.016