Duplication of superficial femoral artery: imaging findings and literature review

BMC Medical Imaging

Table 1 Literature review of reported seven cases of duplicated superficial femoral artery (SFA)

No.	References	Age/Sex	Symptoms & signs	Side	Imaging	Length	Diameter	Ratio	Course	Distance^a
1	Kantarci F et al. [6], 2003	60/M	Claudication	Right	US,MRA	55% ^b	N/A	Unequal (ASO)	LR	5 cm
2	Huynh KD et al. [4], 2010	52/M	Puncture site pseudoaneurysm	Left	CT	38% ^b	4.2 mm	Equal	LR	23% ^c
3	Javerliat I et al. [5], 2010	80/M	Critical ischemia of lower limb	Right	XA	12 cm	7 mm	Equal	LR	8 cm
4	Rajadurai VA et al. [7], 2015	65/M	Peripheral vascular disease	Right	CT,XA	17 cm	5 ~ 7 mm	Unequal (ASO)	LR	4 cm
5	Hapugoda S et al. [2], 2016	65/M	Presurgical planning	Left	CT	20 cm	N/A	Equal	LR to AP	4 cm
6	Our case	55/F	Intermittent cramp	Left	CT,US	14 cm	5.3 mm/ 4.4 mm	Unequal	LR to AP	4 cm

^alength between the bifurcation of the SFA and the origin of the duplication
^bestimated ratio length of the duplicated SFA to the whole length of the SFA
^cestimated ratio length between the bifurcation of the SFA and the origin of the duplicated SFA to whole length of the SFA.
Abbreviations: CFA common femoral artery, XA conventional angiography, CT computed tomography, US ultrasonography, MRA magnetic resonance angiography, N/A not available, ASO atherosclerosis obliterans, LR left-to-right direction, AP anterior-to-posterior direction

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