Pattern of femoro-popliteal aneurysms in an African population Padrão de aneurismas femoro-poplíteos em uma população africana

Femoro-popliteal aneurysms are rare if compared to aortic ones, but they are important because of their thromboembolic or rupture potential and their predictive value for existence of aortic and other extra-aortic aneurysms.1,2 Their site, age and gender distribution display ethnic3 and regional1 variations. In Africa, as atherosclerosis becomes an important disease, its sequelae, including aneurysms, may become increasingly evident.4 Furthermore, there has been recent concern that the number of patients at risk of femoral artery pseudoaneurysm may be increasing in parallel with the extent of intravenous Abstract