Venous macroaneurysm associated with branch retinal vein obstruction.
A saccular venous macroaneurysm was associated with a chronic ischemic branch retinal-vein obstruction. Only one case of a macroaneurysm involving a vein has been previously reported. Factors contributing to the pathophysiologic features of arterial, venous, and capillary macroaneurysms are also described.
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012169:Retinal Vein / Q000473:pathology