Aggressive surgical management of popliteal artery aneurysms

摘要: One hundred fifty-nine patients with 244 popliteal aneurysms underwent 167 reconstructive procedures. Patients were divided into those asymptomatic aneurysms, acute ischemia secondary to thrombosis or embolism, claudication chronic and local symptoms referable the aneurysm itself. who successful revascularization considered have good early results. had uniformly results (97.2 percent) as opposed presenting (70.7 (83.8 percent). Similar statistically significant differences seen when (71.7 embolism (81.3 compared patients. Analysis of late indicates that if an initial result was obtained, patency rate independent type presentation. Late affected by conduit employed where life table analysis showed superiority saphenous vein over Dacron prosthesis. At 5 year follow-up, 77.2 percent all veins patent whereas only 29.5 prostheses remained patent.