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Endoluminal repair of anastomotic false popliteal aneurysm using the Wallgraft endoprosthesis

Giannoukas, A.D., Chan, P., Gaines, P.A. (2005) Endoluminal repair of anastomotic false popliteal aneurysm using the Wallgraft endoprosthesis. International Angiology, 24 (1). pp. 95-97. ISSN 0392-9590. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:78331)

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to present the endoluminal repair of a false anastomotic popliteal aneurysm on a previous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) above knee bypass using a Wallgraft endoprosthesis. A 53-year-old man who underwent a left femoro-popliteal above knee PTFE bypass 13 years before was admitted with a painful pulsatile mass in the above knee area. Nine months previously he developed sudden pain around the knee extending to the foot associated with coldness and numbness after he was handling some fishing gear in a crouching position for about 1 hour, but this episode spontaneously resolved. Duplex scanning and angiography revealed a 3¥2.5 cm false aneurysm, which was successfully treated by deploying a Wallgraft endoprosthesis as the patient declined surgical repair. The graft was detected as being occluded on the 3-month follow-up but no further action was taken because the patient experienced only non-limiting claudication and he refused again surgical treatment. Endoluminal repair of perianastomotic false aneurysms in the popliteal artery with Wallgraft endoprosthesis seems feasible and safe, but until its durability is validated in larger series surgical repair remains the treatment of choice.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled keywords: Aneurysm false, Endoluminal repair, Popliteal artery, Wallgraft endoprosthesis, acetylsalicylic acid, clopidogrel, heparin, politef, adult, aneurysm surgery, arteriography, artery graft, article, case report, claudication, cold, Doppler echocardiography, endoprosthesis, false aneurysm, feasibility study, follow up, hospital admission, human, knee pain, male, paresthesia, popliteal artery, safety, validation process, Aneurysm, False, Blood Vessel Prosthesis, Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation, Graft Rejection, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Popliteal Artery, Postoperative Complications
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Kent and Medway Medical School
Depositing User: Philip Chan
Date Deposited: 07 Nov 2019 14:46 UTC
Last Modified: 14 Dec 2023 04:14 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/78331 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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