COMPLICATED POPLITEAL ARTERY ANEURYSM. CASE REPORT

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Article Title:	COMPLICATED POPLITEAL ARTERY ANEURYSM. CASE REPORT
Authors:	Carmen Neamţu 1, Ionel Droc2, Francisca Blanca Călinescu1*, Bogdan Totolici1
Affiliation:	1„Vasile Goldiş” Western University of Arad – Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dental Medicine, Arad, Romania 2 ‘Vasile Cândea’ Army’s Clinic Emergency Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Bucharest, Romania
Abstract:	We present a case of a popliteal artery aneurysm in a 55 years old male, who presented with pain and a pulsatile mass in the right popliteal fossa. Angiography as well as Angio-CT examination revealed a popliteal artery aneurysm. We performed a femoro-distal popliteal by-pass with the ligation of the aneurysmal arterial segment. The popliteal vein was found thrombosed and the long saphenous vein was therefore spared.
Keywords:	popliteal aneurysm, ruptured arterial aneurysm, peripheral aneurysmal disease, by-pass
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*Correspondence:	Francisca Blanca Călinescu “Vasile Goldiş” Western University Arad, Faculty of Medicine,Pharmacy and Dental Medicine Str. Geza Gruber Nr.12, Cartierul Verde Arad, Romania Mobil: 0743284001 Fax: 0368804270 E-mail: blanca.calinescu@yahoo.com