A giant aneurysm of the popliteal vein

Ella Voort; Marianne de Maeseneer

doi:10.1024/0301-1526/a000191

A giant aneurysm of the popliteal vein

Ella Voort, Marianne de Maeseneer

Dermatology

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Abstract

Popliteal vein aneurysm is a rare diagnosis, associated with a 70 % risk of pulmonary embolism, sometimes even with fatal evolution. Surgery dramatically reduces the risk of pulmonary embolism. We report a case of a 66-year-old man with recurrent pulmonary embolism and a giant popliteal venous aneurysm (9.3 x 4 x 4 cm) presenting at our dermatological clinic.

Original language	Undefined/Unknown
Pages (from-to)	229-232
Number of pages	4
Journal	Vasa. Journal of Vascular Diseases
Volume	41
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1024/0301-1526/a000191
Publication status	Published - 2012

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