title: Venous aneurysm four years after greater saphenous vein stripping.
abstract: This report describes the diagnosis and surgical treatment of a true femoral venous aneurysm. Its aetiology remains unknown. These lesions may be the source of pulmonary emboli and therefore prophylactic surgery is strongly recommended for patients with lower extremity deep venous aneurysms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Academic Hospital, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Smets
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Debing
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: De Raeve
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van den Brande
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D000792:Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation / Q000009:adverse effects; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000517:prevention & control; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography