A rare case of spontaneous superficial femoral artery pseudoaneurysm in a young patient: case report and review of literature. Issue 8 (10th August 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Darigny, Sandrine; Astarci, Parla; Elens, Maxime
• Is Part Of: Journal of surgical case reports. Volume 2021:Issue 8(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-08-10
• Subjects: Surgery -- Periodicals; Surgery -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 617.005
• DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjab327
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2042-8812

Abstract

Abstract: Spontaneous femoral artery pseudoaneurysm (PSA) is a rare disease and there are few reported cases. We report a case of a 17-year-old male with increasing left leg pain associated with swelling at the site of the pain. We observed a voluminous pulsatile mass. He had no history of trauma or surgery. Imaging confirmed a large PSA of the proximal portion of the left superficial femoral artery (SFA). The PSA was treated by resection of the aneurysm, reconstruction with inter-positional saphenous vein graft. Three months later; he came back to the emergency room for a pulsatile mass. The scan showed a PSA of his left SFA and a hematoma with active bleeding. It was treated surgically by resection of the aneurysm and reconstruction with graft.