Aneurism of Posterior Tibial Artery Laid Open by Mistake

True Giant Posterior Tibial Artery Aneurysm

We report an unusual case of true atherosclerotic posterior tibial artery (PTA) aneurysm without any apparent causative history. To our knowledge, in the English Literature only seven previously cases of true PTA aneurysms are reported. Due to its location, this lesion may require surgical intervention and removal. The presentation, the diagnostic evaluation, and the surgical management of the ...

Mycotic Pseudoaneurysm of the Tibioperoneal Trunk and Posterior Tibial Artery

Mycotic aneurysms are an uncommon complication of infective endocarditis. Aneurysms located in the infrapopliteal arteries are very rare. We report a case of a 37-year-old male patient presenting cough, fever, night sweats, shortness of breath and weight loss, who acutely developed a sharp pain and edema in his right calf, firstly diagnosed as a deep venous thrombosis. Further investigation of ...

Traumatic spasm of the posterior tibial artery at the ankle.

William Buchan: medicine laid open.

THE AUTHORSHIP OF DOMESTIC MEDICINE MEDICAL WORKS for the layman in the eighteenth century reflect the diversity of the contemporary medical doctrines which they implicitly transmitted to the public. These books did however distort the teachings of the schools in a variety of ways: by their use of the vernacular and less technical language; their practical emphasis; through the ingenuity or oth...

Pseudoaneurysm of the Posterior Tibial Artery following Removal of Tibial Plate- A Rare Case

INTRODUCTION Pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication reported after any surgery such as ORIF of fracture, plate removal, ankle or knee arthroscopy or arthroplasty. To our knowledge, pseudoaneurysms of the posterior tibial artery after tibial plate removal are a rare phenomenon. We report a case of a 18-year-old male patient who had pseudoaneurysm of posterior tibial artery following plate removal...