Popliteal artery aneurysm

Popliteal artery aneurysm care at Mayo Clinic

• Your Mayo Clinic care team. Mayo Clinic doctors trained in blood vessel conditions (vascular specialists) and blood vessel surgery (vascular and endovascular surgeons) and other health care professionals work together to treat people with popliteal artery aneurysm and popliteal artery entrapment syndrome. Each Mayo Clinic location offers a vascular center staffed by doctors and other health professionals trained in vascular diseases.
• Collaborative approach. Mayo Clinic's team-based, multidisciplinary approach to care means that services — such as vascular imaging, a physiology lab, endovascular therapy and surgical services — are easily accessible.
• Personalized care. A detailed itinerary for appointments, tests and procedures lets you make the most of your time at the clinic. All tests and labs are done at Mayo Clinic, which means tests taken in the morning can be reviewed the same afternoon. This approach means your health care team can often evaluate you and develop a personalized treatment plan within 2 to 3 days.
• Advanced diagnosis and treatment. At Mayo Clinic, doctors use detailed imaging tests to diagnose your condition, including computerized tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and duplex ultrasound.
• Innovative research. Mayo Clinic health care professionals offer state-of-the-art vascular care based on the latest research. They also provide access to new developments and appropriate clinical trials.

Expertise and rankings

Mayo Clinic doctors have expertise in treating people with popliteal artery aneurysms and other aneurysms with endovascular surgery, open surgery and other options.

Mayo doctors evaluate and treat more than 400 people each year with lower extremity artery aneurysms, including popliteal artery aneurysms.

Nationally recognized expertise

Vascular surgeons at Mayo Clinic are nationally recognized for their expertise in traditional open surgery and minimally invasive endovascular procedures.

Locations, travel and lodging

Mayo Clinic has major campuses in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; and Rochester, Minnesota. The Mayo Clinic Health System has dozens of locations in several states.

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Costs and insurance

Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people.

In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.

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Please contact your insurance company to verify medical coverage and to obtain any needed authorization prior to your visit. Often, your insurer's customer service number is printed on the back of your insurance card.

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