title: Giant synovial cyst of the hip joint presenting with femoral vein compression.
abstract: A patient is presented with signs mimicking deep venous thrombosis of the leg, which proved to be compression of the femoral vein, without thrombosis, caused by a large cyst from the adjacent hip joint. Clinical presentation, diagnostic imaging procedures and therapy are presented with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Sophia Hospital, Zwolle, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Bolhuis
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Van der Werf
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tjabbes
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Ponsen
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Van de Loo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005268:Femoral Vein; D006621:Hip Joint; D006801:Humans; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*