title: Difficulties in the diagnosis of popliteal vein aneurysm.
abstract: Venous aneurysms are rare and seldom give rise to specific symptoms. We describe a case of a popliteal vein aneurysm in a 55-year-old patient in whom the lesion was at first misinterpreted as being a Baker's cyst. The lesion was successfully treated by segmental resection and venous interposition grafting.
authors.affiliation: Department of thoraco-vascular surgery, St. Vincentiusziekenhuis, Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Deblier
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Breek
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rutsaert
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D000792:Angiography; D001175:Arthrography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011151:Popliteal Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011152:Popliteal Vein / Q000601:surgery; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery