title: [Unusual cause of pulmonary embolism].
abstract: Aneurysms of popliteal veins are a rare but silent danger that may involve pulmonary embolism. This case report is of a 63-year-old woman with a venous aneurysm of the left popliteal vein who suffered pulmonary embolism twice during treatment with phenprocoumon. Three days after resection she suffered an embolism of the left popliteal vein. Follow-up at 12 months with duplex showed no signs of thrombosis.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik der Fürst-Stirum-Klinik Bruchsal, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Gutleutstrasse 1-14, Bruchsal, Germany. karl.kilk@gmx.de
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kilk
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Thiele
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010644:Phenprocoumon / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010690:Phlebography; D011152:Popliteal Vein / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D010644:Phenprocoumon