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A publication of the Cardiovascular Imaging Department of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology
Uma publicação do Departamento de Imagem Cardiovascular da Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia
DOI: 10.36660/abcimg.20250066i
Discussion The DPAA (pedal artery) was first described in 1907. Since then, other authors have reported this rare type of aneurysm, but its clinical manifestations are still relatively unknown. With only 24 cases reported in the literature until 2017, according to Aragão et al., the DPAA aneurysm is more common among men (63%) with a mean age of 55.4%. In general, it appears as a pulsatile mass, which may lead to microembolization, hemorrhage, rupture, and nerve compression. Physical examination usually […]
Keywords: Doppler ultrasonography; Dorsalis pedis artery; Dorsalis pedis artery aneurysm; Surgery; Vascular ultrasonography