TY - JOUR
T1 - Repair of an acute blunt popliteal artery trauma via endovascular approach
AU - Macedo, Francisco Igor B
AU - Sciarretta, Jason D.
AU - Salsamendi, Jason
AU - Karmacharya, Jagajan
AU - Romano, Andrea
AU - Namias, Nicholas
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - Popliteal vascular trauma remains a challenging entity and carries the greatest risk of limb loss among the lower extremity vascular injuries. Operative management of patients presenting with traumatic popliteal vascular injuries continues to evolve. We present a case of successful endovascular repair with stent grafting of an acute blunt popliteal artery injury. Endovascular repair of traumatic popliteal vascular injuries appears as an attractive alternative to surgical repair in a very selective group of patients. Further investigation is still needed to define the safety and feasibility of endovascular approach in the management of traumatic popliteal vascular injuries.
AB - Popliteal vascular trauma remains a challenging entity and carries the greatest risk of limb loss among the lower extremity vascular injuries. Operative management of patients presenting with traumatic popliteal vascular injuries continues to evolve. We present a case of successful endovascular repair with stent grafting of an acute blunt popliteal artery injury. Endovascular repair of traumatic popliteal vascular injuries appears as an attractive alternative to surgical repair in a very selective group of patients. Further investigation is still needed to define the safety and feasibility of endovascular approach in the management of traumatic popliteal vascular injuries.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.avsg.2014.10.017
DO - 10.1016/j.avsg.2014.10.017
M3 - Article
C2 - 25463326
AN - SCOPUS:84921737818
VL - 29
SP - 366.e5-366.e10
JO - Annals of Vascular Surgery
JF - Annals of Vascular Surgery
SN - 0890-5096
IS - 2
ER -