Management of a tibioperoneal trunk aneurysm associated with blue toe syndrome and a contemporary comprehensive review of the literatureArticle (Faculty180)
Leverich, Matthew; Nazzal, Munier M; Osman, Mohamed Fikri Mohamed
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<p><span>Infra-popliteal artery aneurysms are uncommon. While literature has begun to accumulate on these aneurysms, literature is relatively lacking with respect to the tibioperoneal trunk (TPT). We describe a case of a 71-year-old male who presented with a true, atherosclerotic TPT aneurysm associated with <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/artery-occlusion" title="Learn more about blue toe syndrome from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages">blue toe syndrome</a> (BTS). Our surgical approach involved initial </span><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/catheter" title="Learn more about catheter from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages">catheter</a><span> directed <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/blood-clot-lysis" title="Learn more about thrombolysis from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages">thrombolysis</a> followed by excision of the aneurysm with a reversed <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/great-saphenous-vein" title="Learn more about great saphenous vein from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages">great saphenous vein</a> (GSV) interposition graft. A review of the literature suggests that this is the first report of its kind. We also present a comprehensive review of the published literature on TPT.</span></p>
