Huge thrombosed popliteal artery aneurysm

Year 2023, Volume: 36 Issue: 3, 371 - 372, 29.09.2023

Elif Demırbas Koray Ak

https://doi.org/10.5472/marumj.1368353

Abstract

Popliteal artery aneursyms (PAA) are the most common true peripheral aneurysm. We report a case of 66-year-old patient who has
pulsatile mass posterior of the right knee diagnosed with massive PAA.

Keywords

Popliteal artery, Aneurysm, Pulsatile masstime

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