[Posttraumatic pseudoaneurysms of the anterior tibial artery: a review of the literature and a clinical case report]

F Stio; A Ortensi; G Battisti; A Felici; M Marigliani; E Gallinacci; M De Vita; R Finizio; G Fabrizio; C Porcelli

[Posttraumatic pseudoaneurysms of the anterior tibial artery: a review of the literature and a clinical case report]

G Chir. 1993 Feb;14(2):109-12.

[Article in Italian]

Authors

F Stio¹, A Ortensi, G Battisti, A Felici, M Marigliani, E Gallinacci, M De Vita, R Finizio, G Fabrizio, C Porcelli

Affiliation

¹ Istituto di III Clinica Chirurgica Generale e Terapia Chirurgica, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma.

PMID: 8489891

Abstract

The authors after a review of the literature report a case of anterior tibial artery false aneurysm in a seventeen year old male, due to traumatic sprained ankle during a basketball match. Surgical techniques used in repairing the lesion as well as microsurgical technique for the direct suture of the artery, which allowed to resolve the problem, are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract
Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Aneurysm, False / diagnosis
Aneurysm, False / etiology*
Aneurysm, False / surgery
Athletic Injuries / complications
Athletic Injuries / diagnosis
Athletic Injuries / surgery
Basketball / injuries
Humans
Male
Tibial Arteries / injuries*
Tibial Arteries / surgery