Popliteal artery pseudoaneurysm

Case contributed by Hamdy Mohammed Ibrahim , 22 May 2017
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The usual imaging requested for a patient with knee pain is MRI to examine ligaments and menisci mainly as well as articular cartilage and other extra articular structures, popliteal fossa lesions rarely causing alarming knee pain, the most common cystic lesion seen in the popliteal fossa is Baker's cyst, popliteal US with Doppler assessment is mandatory for popliteal fossa cystic lesions to exclude aneurysmal sacs; asAs true popliteal artery aneurysm is rare; this case is mostly pseudo aneurysm may be due to unnoticed trivial trauma in this cirrhotic patient, CTA is the best imaging modality even for a medico legal aspect. endovascular coiling is the treatment of choice. 

  • -<p>The usual imaging requested for a patient with knee pain is MRI to examine ligaments and menisci mainly as well as articular cartilage and other extra articular structures, popliteal fossa lesions rarely causing alarming knee pain, the most common cystic lesion seen in the popliteal fossa is Baker's cyst, popliteal US with Doppler assessment is mandatory for popliteal fossa cystic lesions to exclude aneurysmal sacs; as true popliteal artery aneurysm is rare; this case is mostly pseudo aneurysm may be due to unnoticed trivial trauma in this cirrhotic patient, CTA is the best imaging modality even for a medico legal aspect. endovascular coiling is the treatment of choice. </p>
  • +<p>The usual imaging requested for a patient with knee pain is MRI to examine ligaments and menisci mainly as well as articular cartilage and other extra articular structures, popliteal fossa lesions rarely causing alarming knee pain, the most common cystic lesion seen in the popliteal fossa is Baker's cyst, As true popliteal artery aneurysm is rare; this case is mostly pseudo aneurysm may be due to unnoticed trivial trauma in this cirrhotic patient, CTA is the best imaging modality even for a medico legal aspect. endovascular coiling is the treatment of choice. </p>

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what is the life saving imaging modality in such case?
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Popliteal US with Doppler assessment is mandatory for popliteal fossa cystic lesions to exclude aneurysmal sacs and avoid wrong decision of biopsy that will be fatal.

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