[Popliteal venous aneurysm and recurrent pulmonary embolism. A case report].
Primary popliteal vein aneurysms are rare, in contrast with veinous dilatation secondary to trauma or complicating an arterio-veinous fistula. The authors report the case of recurrent pulmonary embolism in a 46 year old man with a popliteal vein aneurysm. This veinous malformation usually presents with pulmonary embolism due to migration of blood clot from the thrombosed aneurysmal sack. Ultrasonography and/or venography are diagnostic. Surgical care of the aneurysm should be preferred in young and active patients to partial interruption of the inferior vena cava or anticoagulant therapy alone.
Chatelard
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Service de chirurgie vasculaire, centre hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Pierre-Bénite.
Devolfe
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C
Souquet
P J
PJ
Gilly
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F
Loire
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R
Bouchet
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A
D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography; D011152:Popliteal Vein; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence
Anévrysme veineux poplité et embolies pulmonaires récidivantes. A propos d'un cas.