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Aneurysm of the superficial femoral artery in an infant

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An isolated arterial aneurysm in childhood is extremely rare. We report a 1-year-old girl with an aneurysm of the right superficial femoral artery, presenting as an asymptomatic mass of the thigh. The aneurysm involved the whole superficial femoral artery (9 cm in length), and surgical treatment would have required replacement of the affected artery. Conservative treatment was chosen, influenced by the patient's rapid growth at that time. Non-invasive, 3-D contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) was useful as an alternative to conventional angiography for detailed evaluation of the femoral arteries, including the aneurysm.

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  1. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba,, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan

    Miho Watanabe, Hiroaki Komuro, Kimio Matoba & Michio Kaneko

  2. Department of Radiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

    Mamoru Niitsu & Yuji Itai

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Correspondence to Hiroaki Komuro.

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Watanabe, M., Komuro, H., Niitsu, M. et al. Aneurysm of the superficial femoral artery in an infant. Ped Radiol 33, 278–280 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-003-0890-0

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