[en] The authors observed the spontaneous rupture of a dysplastic superficial femoral artery in a 47 years old patient with Von Recklinghausen disease. The patient presents a gigantism of his right lower limb. On angiography, the femoropopliteal axis is polyaneurysmal and there is evidence of rupture at mid-thigh. The diseased artery is excluded by interposition of a dacron prosthesis, with reimplantation of the deep femoral artery. Histology shows fibrohyalin thickening of the intima. Dysplasia of large limb arteries is excessively rare in Von Recklinghausen disease.
Disciplines :
General & internal medicine
Author, co-author :
Van Damme, Hendrik ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Chirurgie cardio-vasculaire
Deprez, Manuel ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Anatomie et cytologie pathologiques
De Leval, Laurence ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Anatomie pathologique
Vahdat, O.
Calteux, N.
Boniver, Jacques ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Anatomie pathologique
Limet, Raymond ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Département des sciences cliniques
Language :
French
Title :
Anevrysme femoral superficiel rompu dans le cadre d'une neurofibromatose. A propos d'un cas
Alternative titles :
[en] Rupture of a superficial femoral aneurysm in the context of neurofibromatosis. Report of a case