Femoral artery pseudoaneurism. Case report

Abstract

Pseudoaneurysm, as a late arterial injury, can evolve in such long periods, finding specific cases after decades, however, it is infrequent to find it after 2 years, since it is generally possible to identify and resolve it before this period. Objective: to present the case of a 15-year femoral artery pseudoaneurysm. Methods: Male patient, with history of gun shot wound complicated with vascular injury in left lower limb 15 years ago, who had a progressive and pulsating volume increase in the left thigh and intense oppresive pain when walking in the last 5 months. Physical Examination: decreased posterior and pedial tibial pulses, absence of popliteal pulse and ankylosis of knee joint. Results: left femoral artery pseudoaneurysm. Surgical Intervention: Conventional Approach: vascular exploration + pseudoaneurysmectomy + interposition with contralaterial autologous graft (safena vein). Conclusion: the pseudoaneurysm of the femoral artery, as a late arterial injury, can present with such a long chronology, that it can even exceed a decade, as exposed in the present case.