Congenital-idiopathic superficial femoral artery aneurysm in a 7-year-old child Muneaki Matsubara, MD, PhD, Yuji Hiramatsu, MD, PhD, Shintaro Sugita, MD, Naotaka Atsumi, MD, PhD, Masatsugu Terada, MD, PhD, Yuzuru Sakakibara, MD, PhD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 53, Issue 6, Pages 1699-1701 (June 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.02.010 Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) showing a string of fusiform aneurysms. The aneurysm is located in the entire right superficial femoral artery. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2011 53, 1699-1701DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2011.02.010) Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Surgical specimen of right superficial femoral artery aneurysm. a, Irregularly thickened and thin arterial wall with extensive fibrosis (hematoxylin and eosin [H&E] stain loupe). b, Fibrous thickening occurred mainly in the intima (H&E stain ×40). c, Elastic fibers of arterial wall were attenuated or focally disappeared (elastica van Gieson stain ×40). d, Inflammatory infiltrates focally aggregated in the adventitia (H&E stain ×200). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2011 53, 1699-1701DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2011.02.010) Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Postoperative magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) demonstrating patent graft to a popliteal artery. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2011 53, 1699-1701DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2011.02.010) Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions