title: Pulmonary embolism due to popliteal vein aneurysm during pregnancy induced by in vitro fertilization.
abstract: Popliteal vein aneurysms (PVAs) are rare but may cause severe and even fatal complications, such as pulmonary embolism (PE). A woman at the eighth week of pregnancy came to our attention because of a thrombosis of a previously undetected left PVA, diagnosed after a PE episode. Surgery was delayed until after delivery and breastfeeding, during which anticoagulant therapy was established.
authors: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
authors: Gianfranco
authors: G
authors: Varetto
authors: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
authors: Claudio
authors: C
authors: Castagno
authors: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
authors: Matteo
authors: M
authors: Ripepi
authors: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
authors: Ugo
authors: U
authors: Bertoldo
authors: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
authors: Paolo
authors: P
authors: Garneri
authors: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
authors: Valentina
authors: V
authors: Molinaro
authors: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
authors: Simone
authors: S
authors: Quaglino
authors: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Turin, Turin, Italy. Electronic address: pietro.rispoli@unito.it.
authors: Pietro
authors: P
authors: Rispoli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011152:Popliteal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants