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World J Clin Cases. Jun 16, 2024; 12(17): 3194-3199
Published online Jun 16, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i17.3194
Published online Jun 16, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i17.3194
Superficial femoral artery pseudoaneurysm at implantation site of drug eluting stent discovered due to bacteremia: A case report
Takafumi Akai, Shintarou Ninomiya, Takanori Kaneko, Department of Vascular Surgery, Asahi General Hospital, Chiba, Asahi 289-2511, Japan
Author contributions: Ninomiya S contributed to data collection and supervision; Kaneko T contributed to conceptualization and data collection; Akai T contributed to manuscript writing and editing; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Takafumi Akai, MD, PhD, Chief, Department of Vascular Surgery, Asahi General Hospital, I-1326, Chiba, Asahi 289-2511, Japan. taka_akai@hotmail.com
Received: February 9, 2024
Revised: April 20, 2024
Accepted: April 28, 2024
Published online: June 16, 2024
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Revised: April 20, 2024
Accepted: April 28, 2024
Published online: June 16, 2024
Processing time: 120 Days and 0 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: We report a relatively rare case of pseudoaneurysm formation after the placement of a drug-eluting stent in the superficial femoral artery. This pseudoaneurysm was discovered after the development of bacteremia and removed because of suspicion of an infected aneurysm. This report describes an uncommon presentation of pseudoaneurysm, which suggests that pseudoaneurysm should be considered as a differential diagnosis along with degenerative aneurysm in patients with bacteremia after placement of a drug-eluting stent.