Anastomotic false aneurysm is a commonly reported complication of bypass surgery, but blunt trauma has been a rare etiologic mechanism. An unusual case of a traumatic false aneurysm arising in the distal anastomosis of an in-situ femoro-popliteal bypass graft is presented and the pathophysiology of the entity is discussed.
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