Can You Have An Aneurysm In Your Leg
What is a leg aneurysm.
Can you have an aneurysm in your leg. You also have a greater chance of having an aortic aneurysm. A leg aneurysm say ANN-yuh-riz-um is a bulge in a blood vessel artery in your leg. Sudden pain in your leg or foot.
Can a vein have an aneurysm. Blood clots can form in this type of aneurysm and can block blood flow in your leg. You may have symptoms if a blood clot forms in the aneurysm.
Pain in the abdomen or lower back extending into the groin and legs may be due to an abdominal aneurysm. Venous aneurysms have been reported to occur in most major veins. What increases your risk.
People who have had aneurysms before-anywhere in the body-are more. What increases your risk. To determine your risk of rupture your doctor will ask questions about your symptoms and medical and family history and check the size location and appearance of your aneurysm.
It can happen in one or both legs. But symptoms may occur if the aneurysm gets bigger and puts pressure on surrounding organs. The bulge occurs in a weak spot in the artery.
Blood clots can form in this type of aneurysm and can block blood flow in your leg. If you have a blood clot it may leave the aneurysm and block blood flow in your foot and make it painful numb and cool. Ultrasonography or computed tomography CT can confirm the diagnosis.
