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(Circulation. 1954;9:363.)
© 1954 American Heart Association, Inc.

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Atherosclerotic Popliteal Aneurysm in a Man Thirty-five Years Old

Report of a Case

RAY W. GIFFORD JR. M.D.¹; THOMAS W. PARKIN M.D.¹; JOSEPH M. JANES M.D.¹

¹ From the Section of Medicine and the Section of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minn.

This case of atherosclerotic aneurysm of the popliteal artery is of interest because the patient was a man 35 years old and because the condition was discovered only because palpation of the peripheral arteries was included as a part of routine examination. Only after the aneurysm had been found was a history of intermittent claudication elicited. The indications for the surgical treatment of popliteal aneurysms are discussed.