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A traumatic false aneurysm of the ankle: an unusual bump on the forefoot

A traumatic false aneurysm of the ankle: an unusual bump on the forefoot

Authors :
Maartje A van den Broek
Ewan D Ritchie
Hugo T.C. Veger
Paul Ph Hedeman Joosten
Willem-Maarten Bosman
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
BMJ Publishing Group, 2014.

Abstract

A 66-year-old man was referred to the general surgeon by his general practitioner for excision of a ‘bump’ on the anterior side of his left ankle because of pain due to irritation from shoe gear. This ‘bump’ slowly started since several months after an ankle injury. He denies intravenous access or previous surgery in this region of the ankle. Medical history represents obesity, atrial fibrillation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes mellitus type 2. Physical examination of the left ankle revealed an elevated, weak pulsatile mass approximately 2 cm in diameter. It was located along the anterior side of the left ankle in the anatomical region of the dorsalis pedis artery (DPA). MR angiography and MRI (figure 1A, B) and duplex ultrasound (figure …

Details

Language :
English
Database :
OpenAIRE
Accession number :
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