title: Recurrent isolated calf muscle thrombosis due to a venous aneurysm of the soleal muscle veins.
abstract: A rare case of venous aneurysm involving the soleal muscle vein in an 18-year-old woman is presented. The patients showed three episodes of ultrasonographically proven calf muscle thrombosis within 2 years. After a short course of low-molecular-weight heparin at a therapeutic dosage, complete thrombus recanalization was achieved. To prevent further thrombotic episodes, surgery including ligation and resection of the aneurysm was performed. At the 3-month follow-up study the patient had completely recovered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine/Division of Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany. tho_schwarz@hotmail.com
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schwarz
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zimmermann
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hänig
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Schröder
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Schellong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000098:blood supply*; D010690:Phlebography; D012008:Recurrence; D014463:Ultrasonography; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery