Depboylu, Burak Can Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi, Kalp Damar Cerrahisi AD, Muğl , Külcü, Nurşin Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Kliniği, Muğla , Çullu, Neşat Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi, Radyoloji AD, Muğla

Pseudoaneurysm of the posterior tibial artery in child

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While peripheral arterial aneurysms are often seen in the popliteal and femoral artery, under the popliteal level they are rarely encountered. Most of the aneurysms at this level are post-traumatic pseudoaneurysms and are often seen in the a.tibialis anterior. Although there is not a standard method for the treatment, the options varies according to the patient’s general condition, location, shape, and size of the pseudoaneurysm.In this study, the case of an-eleven-year-old boy who was brought by parents with swelling and pain at the level of medial malleous, in the left lower extremity which developed after trauma and suturing, and who was applied pseudoaneurysm resection and saphenous vein interposition upon determining posterior tibial artery pseudoaneurysm was reported considering the literature.

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Posterior tibial artery , pseudoaneurysm , surgery

Pamukkale Medical Journal

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2015