Pseudoaneurisma de artéria poplítea secundário a osteocondroma femoral: relato de caso Popliteal artery pseudoaneurysm caused by a femoral osteochondorma: case report

<abstract language="eng">Osteochondromas are the most common benign tumor of the bone. They are sometimes responsible for vascular complications involving either veins or arteries, principally around the knee. Pseudoaneurysms are considered a rare condition. The authors describe the...

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Main Authors: Fabricio Mascarenhas de Oliveira, Nelson Fernandes Júnior, Tasso Roberti, Edgar Bolanho, Regina de Faria Bittencourt da Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões 2012-12-01
Series:Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69912012000600019
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Summary:<abstract language="eng">Osteochondromas are the most common benign tumor of the bone. They are sometimes responsible for vascular complications involving either veins or arteries, principally around the knee. Pseudoaneurysms are considered a rare condition. The authors describe the occurrence of a pseudoaneurysm of the popliteal artery in association with a femoral osteochondroma in a 30-years-old man.
ISSN:0100-6991
1809-4546