Spontaneous Superficial Femoral Artery Mycotic Aneurysm

Peripheral artery mycotic aneurysms are rare occurrences. In this case, we review a 52-year-old lady with poorly controlled diabetes who developed a spontaneous left superficial artery mycotic aneurysm. She underwent excision and subsequent extra-anatomic bypass with a great saphenous vein graft. Sh...

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Main Authors: Kalpana Vijaykumar, Jia Sheng Tay, Tjun Yip Tang, Edward Tieng Chek Choke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6613914
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description Peripheral artery mycotic aneurysms are rare occurrences. In this case, we review a 52-year-old lady with poorly controlled diabetes who developed a spontaneous left superficial artery mycotic aneurysm. She underwent excision and subsequent extra-anatomic bypass with a great saphenous vein graft. She had full functional recovery after a short period of rehabilitation.
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spelling doaj-art-0ce844521e0a46d582ebc1656db547c52025-02-03T05:52:56ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192021-01-01202110.1155/2021/66139146613914Spontaneous Superficial Femoral Artery Mycotic AneurysmKalpana Vijaykumar0Jia Sheng Tay1Tjun Yip Tang2Edward Tieng Chek Choke3Vascular and Endovascular Service, Department of Surgery, Sengkang General Hospital, SingaporeVascular and Endovascular Service, Department of Surgery, Sengkang General Hospital, SingaporeVascular Surgery, Division of Surgery & Surgical Oncology, Singapore General Hospital, SingaporeVascular and Endovascular Service, Department of Surgery, Sengkang General Hospital, SingaporePeripheral artery mycotic aneurysms are rare occurrences. In this case, we review a 52-year-old lady with poorly controlled diabetes who developed a spontaneous left superficial artery mycotic aneurysm. She underwent excision and subsequent extra-anatomic bypass with a great saphenous vein graft. She had full functional recovery after a short period of rehabilitation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6613914
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