A Rare Case of Bilateral Posterior Tibial Artery Aneurysm Presenting as Unilateral Acute Limb Ischemia
True aneurysms of the tibial arteries are extremely rare. Of the few previously described tibial artery aneurysms, there are scant reports of isolated true aneurysms of the posterior tibial artery (PTA). In this report, we describe the second documented case of bilateral true PTA aneurysms. Unique a...
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| description | True aneurysms of the tibial arteries are extremely rare. Of the few previously described tibial artery aneurysms, there are scant reports of isolated true aneurysms of the posterior tibial artery (PTA). In this report, we describe the second documented case of bilateral true PTA aneurysms. Unique aspects of this case are that the aneurysmal PTA were the only patent tibial arteries bilaterally, the aneurysms were degenerative in nature, and initial patient presentation was due to aneurysm thrombosis causing acute foot ischemia. The clinical and radiological features of this case, as well as surgical decision making and management, are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9c515d560395433997bcfa0b66bad96d2025-02-03T01:23:24ZengWileyCase Reports in Vascular Medicine2090-69862090-69942019-01-01201910.1155/2019/56473805647380A Rare Case of Bilateral Posterior Tibial Artery Aneurysm Presenting as Unilateral Acute Limb IschemiaAndrew T. Hattam0Mayur Krishnaswamy1Vascular Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Geelong, Barwon Health, Geelong, Victoria, AustraliaVascular Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Geelong, Barwon Health, Geelong, Victoria, AustraliaTrue aneurysms of the tibial arteries are extremely rare. Of the few previously described tibial artery aneurysms, there are scant reports of isolated true aneurysms of the posterior tibial artery (PTA). In this report, we describe the second documented case of bilateral true PTA aneurysms. Unique aspects of this case are that the aneurysmal PTA were the only patent tibial arteries bilaterally, the aneurysms were degenerative in nature, and initial patient presentation was due to aneurysm thrombosis causing acute foot ischemia. The clinical and radiological features of this case, as well as surgical decision making and management, are discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5647380 |
| spellingShingle | Andrew T. Hattam Mayur Krishnaswamy A Rare Case of Bilateral Posterior Tibial Artery Aneurysm Presenting as Unilateral Acute Limb Ischemia Case Reports in Vascular Medicine |
| title | A Rare Case of Bilateral Posterior Tibial Artery Aneurysm Presenting as Unilateral Acute Limb Ischemia |
| title_full | A Rare Case of Bilateral Posterior Tibial Artery Aneurysm Presenting as Unilateral Acute Limb Ischemia |
| title_fullStr | A Rare Case of Bilateral Posterior Tibial Artery Aneurysm Presenting as Unilateral Acute Limb Ischemia |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Rare Case of Bilateral Posterior Tibial Artery Aneurysm Presenting as Unilateral Acute Limb Ischemia |
| title_short | A Rare Case of Bilateral Posterior Tibial Artery Aneurysm Presenting as Unilateral Acute Limb Ischemia |
| title_sort | rare case of bilateral posterior tibial artery aneurysm presenting as unilateral acute limb ischemia |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5647380 |
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