Pseudoaneurysm of the dorsalis pedis artery causing neurological deficit

Hiroyuki Nishi; Satoru Miyamoto; Hirokazu Minamimura; Takumi Ishikawa; Yasuyuki Katoh; Yoshihiro Shimizu

doi:10.1007/s10016-004-0065-y

Pseudoaneurysm of the dorsalis pedis artery causing neurological deficit

Ann Vasc Surg. 2004 Jul;18(4):487-9. doi: 10.1007/s10016-004-0065-y.

Authors

Hiroyuki Nishi¹, Satoru Miyamoto, Hirokazu Minamimura, Takumi Ishikawa, Yasuyuki Katoh, Yoshihiro Shimizu

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, 2-13-22, Miyakojimabondori, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka, 534-0021, Japan. nishi24@jc4.so-net.ne.jp

PMID: 15164266
DOI: 10.1007/s10016-004-0065-y

Abstract

Pseudoaneurysm of the dorsalis pedis artery is very rare. This case report describes a 71-year-old man with an idiopathic aneurysm of the dorsalis pedis artery that caused neurological deficit. Surgical resection was performed and his symptoms improved.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Aneurysm, False / complications*
Aneurysm, False / diagnosis
Aneurysm, False / epidemiology
Arteries
Foot / blood supply*
Humans
Male
Nervous System Diseases / etiology*