title: Traumatic venous aneurysm of the popliteal vein with outcome: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A case of sudden death due to recurrent pulmonary thromboembolism is described. The fatality took place three and a half weeks following blunt trauma to the left popliteal region. The patient died unexpectedly. Autopsy revealed the source of the emboli as a sacciform venous aneurysm of the popliteal vein, an entity seldom described, but important to consider in cases of soft tissue popliteal masses or unexplained pulmonary embolism, especially in otherwise healthy individuals.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Legal Medicine, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Risse
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reuhl
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ogbuihi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Weiler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006688:Hockey; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011152:Popliteal Vein / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries