title: Endovenous stent-assisted coil embolization for a symptomatic femoral vein aneurysm.
abstract: An 83-year old man presented with recurrent pulmonary embolism originating from a distal left superficial femoral vein aneurysm despite therapeutic anticoagulation. We treated the patient transluminally using the technique of stent-assisted coil embolization via percutaneous transpopliteal venous access. Follow-up by serial duplex ultrasonography and computer tomographic venography (CTV) demonstrated resolution of the aneurysm. Our case demonstrates that stent-assisted coil embolization may effectively exclude a saccular venous aneurysm and prevent recurrent pulmonary embolization.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Section of Surgical Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn, USA.
authors.forename: Charles B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Schumacher
authors.forename: Jeffrey B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Datillo
authors.forename: Raul J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Guzman
authors.forename: Thomas C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Naslund
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005268:Femoral Vein; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents