False aneurysm on dacron prosthesis 20 years after aortofemoral reconstruction.

A 85-year-old male developed a false, non septic, non anastomotic aneurysm, 20 years after right aorto-femoral Dacron grafting for claudication. On ac count of the proximity to the femoral anastomosis, and the association with a profunda femoris stenosis, a conventional surgical repair was preferred to an endovascular treatment. The patient underwent a successful aneurysm r esection followed by PTFE interposition between the primary graft and the p rofunda femoris artery, with uneventful recovery., (C) 2001 Editions scient ifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.