Superficial femoral artery pseudoaneurysm caused by a solitary femoral shaft osteochondroma in a young adult

Pranavi Ravichandran; Tim Brandys; Dalibor Kubelik

doi:10.1016/j.jvscit.2020.03.003

Superficial femoral artery pseudoaneurysm caused by a solitary femoral shaft osteochondroma in a young adult

J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2020 May 28;6(2):235-238. doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2020.03.003. eCollection 2020 Jun.

Authors

Pranavi Ravichandran¹, Tim Brandys¹, Dalibor Kubelik¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Vascular Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Abstract

We discuss the presentation, diagnosis, and surgical management of a young man presenting with a symptomatic superficial femoral artery pseudoaneurysm caused by a solitary femoral shaft osteochondroma. We review the existing literature regarding the incidence and management of this problem.

Keywords: Arterial reconstruction; Osteochondroma; Pseudoaneurysm.

Publication types

Case Reports