PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL ANEVRYSMS

The registration of 37 patients treated with the diagnosis of periphera: aneurysm have been retrospectively reviewed in Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Department,beetwen the dates March 1990- July 1998. Clinical findings, Doppler ultrasonography, angiography and tomography were used tor diagnosis. 70.2% of false aneurysm of patient and were true aneurysm 29.8% of patients. Most of false aneurysm were observed the femoral artery and true aneurysm were mostly seen in the popliteal artery. Patent had primary treatment (%34.3), graft interposition (%25.7), bypass (%22 .8), angioplasty (%8.6), ligation (8.69).