Vascular surgery

Question 1

Lower extremity thromboemboli typically lodge in the:

Answer 1

Aortoilliac, femoral, and popliteal arteries.

Arterial thromboemboli typically lodge where there is an acute narrowing of the artery or at a branch point. Most are found in the femoral (28%), aortoiliac (18%), and popliteal (17%) arteries