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Popliteal artery aneurysms: current management and outcome.

Abstract：

PURPOSE:Thrombosis of popliteal artery aneurysms can produce limb-threatening ischemia. In this setting we have found preoperative thrombolytic therapy to be beneficial. METHODS:Thirty-three patients with 54 popliteal artery aneurysms were studied (mean follow-up 62 months). Twenty-one patients (62%) had bilateral popliteal artery aneurysms, and 20 patients (61%) had extrapopliteal arterial aneurysms. Thirty-three (61%) aneurysms had symptoms of compression or ischemia, and 21 (39%) aneurysms had thrombosis. A trend toward thrombosis for larger aneurysms was noted (p < 0.068). RESULTS:Forty-five aneurysms were treated with bypass grafting. Five-year graft patency and limb salvage rates were 71% and 90%, respectively. Factors favoring graft patency and limb salvage included presence of two- or three-vessel runoff compared with patients with single- or no-vessel runoff (p < 0.025 graft patency; p < 0.003 limb salvage) and presence of a patent aneurysm (p < 0.005 graft patency and limb salvage). Seven patients diagnosed with thrombosis of their aneurysm and all runoff vessels were treated with preoperative thrombolytic therapy. Complete clearing of thrombus from these arteries was achieved in six of these patients (and from two of these runoff vessels in the remaining patient). These patients had better graft patency (p < 0.005) and limb salvage (p < 0.01) than comparable patients treated with emergency operations. Six amputations were performed in the follow-up interval, none of which were performed in patients having undergone thrombolytic therapy. CONCLUSIONS:It is concluded that popliteal aneurysms are managed best by elective repair of patent aneurysms with good runoff. In that difficult situation of the thrombosed popliteal artery aneurysm associated with acute leg ischemia, thrombolytic therapy safely and effectively provides patients with a more favorable alternative than emergency surgery.

journal_name

J Vasc Surg

journal_title

Journal of vascular surgery

authors

Carpenter JP,Barker CF,Roberts B,Berkowitz HD,Lusk EJ,Perloff LJ

doi

10.1016/s0741-5214(94)70121-0

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1994-01-01 00:00:00

pages

65-72; discussion 72-3

issue

eissn

0741-5214

issn

1097-6809

pii

S0741521494001886

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Popliteal artery aneurysms: current management and outcome.