title: Giant iliac vein aneurysm secondary to long standing traumatic popliteal arteriovenous fistula.
abstract: A 48-year-old man presented with a traumatic arteriovenous fistula (AVF) in the left popliteal space, due to a bullet injury 20 years back. A computed tomographic (CT) angiography revealed an AVF in the left popliteal space with an associated large iliac vein aneurysm (9.2 x 9.0 cms). Primary repair of the AVF was done. A Doppler scan showed marked reduction in the size of the aneurysm, 4 months after surgery. Cases associated with a venous aneurysm distant from the site of AVF are rare and there are only 7 cases reported in the international literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi.
authors.forename: Maarij
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Masood
authors.forename: Shazia Shaikh
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Abdullah
authors.forename: Kamal M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Yousuf
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D000792:Angiography; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011152:Popliteal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D057772:Vascular System Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging