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KMID : 1037520140300030094
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Vascular Specialist International
2014 Volume.30 No. 3 p.94 ~ p.97
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Surgical Management of an Infected Popliteal Artery Aneurysm
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Petersen Juan Carlos Moy
Ortiz Ignacio Hernandez-Lahoz
Mallon Delfin Couto
Insua Juan Jose Vidal
Casas Jose Raul Garcia
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Abstract
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Infective aneurysms are rare due to the antimicrobial advances and the early treatment of systemic infections. They represent a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. The treatment for these cases is generally characterised by excision and reconstruction using an autologous vein graft. We describe a case of a 66-year-old man who presented an 8 cm infected popliteal aneurysm where urgent surgical approach was performed. The vascular continuity was restored with a basilic vein. Clinical follow-up showed no signs of recurrent infection and patent bypass without any anastomotic pseudoaneurysm after a year.
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KEYWORD
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Aneurysm, Infected, Popliteal artery
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