Cystic Adventitial Disease of the (ilio) Femoral Artery with a Connection to the Hip Joint: Case Report and a Review of the Literature.

Objective: Cystic adventitial disease (CAD) is an uncommon non-atherosclerotic peripheral vessel disease, most often seen in the popliteal artery. Only a small number of cases involving the (ilio) femoral artery have been reported. The case of a 48 year old female with CAD of the left femoral artery with a connection of the disease to the hip joint on pre-operative imaging confirmed during surgery is described.