Repair of a true dorsalis pedis artery saccular aneurysm

M Al-Omran

doi:10.1093/jscr/2012.7.15

Repair of a true dorsalis pedis artery saccular aneurysm

J Surg Case Rep. 2012 Jul 1;2012(7):15. doi: 10.1093/jscr/2012.7.15.

Author

M Al-Omran¹

Affiliation

¹ King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Aneurysms of the foot arteries are rare. A case of a true dorsalis pedis artery saccular aneurysm in a 60 years old man in which there was no history of trauma is presented. The arterial duplex, intraoperative features, operative procedure and literature review are presented and discussed.