THE ISOLATED ANEURYSM OF THE TIBIOFIBULAR TRUNK - A RARE CASE OF A PERIPHERAL ANEURYSM

Authors
NAHRSTEDT U RUCKERT K
Citation
U. Nahrstedt et K. Ruckert, THE ISOLATED ANEURYSM OF THE TIBIOFIBULAR TRUNK - A RARE CASE OF A PERIPHERAL ANEURYSM, VASA, 24(4), 1995, pp. 373-376
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System","Peripheal Vascular Diseas
Journal title
VASA → ACNP
ISSN journal
03011526
Volume
24
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
373 - 376
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-1526(1995)24:4<373:TIAOTT>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
A 63-year-old patient presented with an arteriosclerotic aneurysm of t he tibiofibular trunk. The clinical symptoms included microembolism in to the distal lower leg (pedal arteries). The surgical treatment consi sted of a venous interponate between the tibiofibular trunk and the po sterior tibial artery. Due to the high complication rate by microembol i, surgical treatment of peripheral aneurysms by a venous bypass is in dicated.