title: Popliteal venous aneurysms and iliac vein compression: a possible association.
abstract: Popliteal venous aneurysms have always been linked to death from pulmonary embolism. Incidental finding of an asymptomatic popliteal venous aneurysm during duplex scan performed for patients with chronic venous disease is increasingly diagnosed but the relation between popliteal venous aneurysms and chronic venous disease remains unknown. We report the incidental finding of three asymptomatic popliteal venous aneurysms associated with iliac vein compression in patients with chronic venous disease who had undergone computed tomography venography with direct pedal contrast injection. An association between popliteal venous aneurysms and iliac vein compression is postulated.
authors: Department of Vascular Surgery, Alexandria Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Egypt agaweesh@gmail.com.
authors: Ahmed S
authors: AS
authors: Gaweesh
authors: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Alexandria Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Egypt.
authors: Mohamed H
authors: MH
authors: Kayed
authors: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Alexandria Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Egypt.
authors: Tamer Y
authors: TY
authors: Gaweesh
authors: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Alexandria Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Egypt.
authors: Aly
authors: A
authors: Shata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography; D011152:Popliteal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology
keywords: CT; Chronic venous disease; iliac vein compression; venous aneurysm; venous obstruction