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Endovascular therapy for a profunda femoris artery aneurysm which ruptured following intravenous thrombolysis

¹ Department of Radiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU, ² Department of Radiology, Interventional Radiology, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Mandeville Road, Aylesbury, Bucks HP21 8AL, UK

View larger version (128K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. Contrast-enhanced CT showing the calcified profunda artery aneurysm (PFAA) (white arrow) surrounded by extensive haematoma (black arrow).

View larger version (91K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 2. (a) Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) showing a patent femoral artery with an aneurysm of the profunda artery (PFAA) (white arrow) and smaller draining vessel (black arrow). (b) DSA post-coil embolisation showing a good technical result with filling of the aneurysm sac and preservation of flow in the superficial femoral artery. Coils can be seen in the aneurysm sac (white arrow), with further coils located in the profunda artery (black arrow).