Giant synovial cyst of the hip joint presenting with femoral vein compression.
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.
Bolhuis
H W
HW
Department of Surgery, Sophia Hospital, Zwolle, The Netherlands.
Van der Werf
T S
TS
Tjabbes
T
T
Ponsen
R J
RJ
Van de Loo
R A
RA
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*