A 39-year-old male patient with a history of road traffic accident presented with swelling (►Fig. 1) in the right calf. The digital subtraction angiography (►Figs. 2, 3) reveals a "heart symbol" shaped pseudoaneurysm arising from the proximal right anterior tibial artery with a wide and short neck. The pseudoaneurysm was treated by placing a stent graft (3.5 Â 27 mm; Prograft, Vascular Concepts) (►Fig. 4) across the neck of pseudoaneurysm. Fig. 1 Clinical photograph reveals upper right leg

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... ing. Fig. 2 Color image from digital subtraction angiography reveals a heart shaped pseudoaneurysm from right anterior tibial artery. Fig. 4 Digital subtraction angiography following the exclusion of the pseuodaneurysm with a stent graft demonstrates patent right anterior tibial artery with no opacification of the pseudoaneurysm. Fig. 3 Digital subtraction angiography of right leg demonstrating a heart shaped pseudoaneurysm from right anterior tibial artery.