Publication date: Jul 01, 2026
A 60-year-old male patient presented to the vascular clinic with a three-month history of a large popliteal fossa swelling post Baker’s Cyst Aspiration. This swelling had been getting progressively larger over this period. CT angiogram of his lower limb reported a right popliteal aneurysm of 8. 5 cm diameter with a large amount of intramural thrombus that was later confirmed as a pseudoaneurysm in our vascular multi-discliplinary meeting. It was decided to dissect the popliteal artery from a posterior approach and perform a bypass using a vein. Intraoperatively, a biological bovine pericardial patch was used for repair of his pseudoaneurysm. Postoperatively the patient was well from both a surgical point of view and suffered mild symptoms of COVID-19. Open surgery with primary repair with bovine pericardial patch demonstrated an alternative to treat this condition.
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| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Baker | baker’s cyst |
| Covid | bovine pericardial patch |
| Intramural | popliteal artery pseudoaneurysm |
| Old | vascular reconstruction |
| Surgery | vascular surgeon |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | Pseudoaneurysm |
| disease | MESH | Baker’s Cyst |
| disease | MESH | popliteal aneurysm |
| disease | MESH | thrombus |
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 |
| pathway | REACTOME | Reproduction |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Coenzyme M |
| disease | MESH | hematoma |
| disease | MESH | aneurysm |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Sulodexide |
| disease | MESH | drug abuse |
| disease | MESH | injury |
| disease | MESH | exostosis |
| disease | MESH | pain |
| disease | MESH | intermittent claudication |
| disease | MESH | vascular disease |
| disease | MESH | acute coronary syndrome |
| disease | MESH | hypertension |
| disease | MESH | hypercholesterolemia |
| disease | MESH | compartment syndrome |
| disease | MESH | rupture |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Gold |
| disease | MESH | vascular injury |
| disease | MESH | Image |
| disease | MESH | cyst |
| disease | MESH | Park |
| disease | MESH | osteochondromas |