Bush Ruth L, Bianco Charles C, Lin Peter H, Lumsden Alan B
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2004 May-Jun;38(3):257-61. doi: 10.1177/153857440403800310.
Enlargement of a previously bypassed popliteal aneurysm is rare. However, the possibility exists for persistent aneurysm expansion via geniculate collaterals. The authors report herein a patient who underwent successful endovascular treatment of a ruptured popliteal aneurysm that had been previously bypassed and presumably excluded.