Aneurysms of the foot arteries are rare. A case of a true dorsalis pedis artery saccular aneurysm in a 69 years old man, in which there was no history of trauma is presented. The arterial duplex, intraoperative features, operative procedure and literature review are presented and discussed.
Introduction
Dorsalis pedis artery (DPA) aneurysms, though uncommon, are well recognized clinical presentation and it was first referred by Cuff in 1907, who is described a spontaneous aneurysm on the dorsum of a woman’s foot, aged 531. Then after, many case reports have described this rare aneurysm and proposed different management modalities2.
True aneurysm of the infrapopliteal arteries, including the dorsalis pedis artery (DPA), is extremely rare,
Introduction
Dorsalis pedis artery (DPA) aneurysms, though uncommon, are well recognized clinical presentation and it was first referred by Cuff in 1907, who is described a spontaneous aneurysm on the dorsum of a woman’s foot, aged 531. Then after, many case reports have described this rare aneurysm and proposed different management modalities2.
True aneurysm of the infrapopliteal arteries, including the dorsalis pedis artery (DPA), is extremely rare,