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Popliteal Artery Aneurysm

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Vascular Surgery

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A 77-year-old male presented to the emergency department with a 2-day history of increased swelling and pain in the left knee and distal thigh. He was unable to flex the knee without severe pain. On examination, the patient had a large pulsatile mass in the left popliteal fossa and distal thigh.

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  1. J. D. Woody
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  2. M. S. Makaroun
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Charing Cross Hospital and Ealing Hospital, London, UK

    George Geroulakos MD, FRCS, DIC, PhD (Consultant Vascular Surgeon and Senior Lecturer) (Consultant Vascular Surgeon and Senior Lecturer)

  2. University Hospital Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Hero van Urk MD, PhD, FRCS (Professor of Vascular Surgery) (Professor of Vascular Surgery)

  3. Division of Vascular Surgery, UMDNJ-NJMS, Newark, New Jersey, USA

    Robert W. Hobson II MD (Professor of Surgery and Physiology, Director) (Professor of Surgery and Physiology, Director)

  4. Section of Vascular Surgery, Pennsylvania Vascular Associates, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Keith D. Calligaro MD (Chief) (Chief)

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Woody, J.D., Makaroun, M.S. (2003). Popliteal Artery Aneurysm. In: Geroulakos, G., van Urk, H., Hobson, R.W., Calligaro, K.D. (eds) Vascular Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3870-9_7

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