title: A giant aneurysm of the popliteal vein.
abstract: Popliteal vein aneurysm is a rare diagnosis, associated with a 70 % risk of pulmonary embolism, sometimes even with fatal evolution. Surgery dramatically reduces the risk of pulmonary embolism. We report a case of a 66-year-old man with recurrent pulmonary embolism and a giant popliteal venous aneurysm (9.3 × 4 × 4 cm) presenting at our dermatological clinic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Erasmus Medical Center, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. e.a.m.vandervoort@erasmusmc.nl
authors.forename: Ella A M
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: van der Voort
authors.forename: Marianne G R
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: De Maeseneer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010690:Phlebography / Q000379:methods; D011152:Popliteal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures