title: Groin Swelling in a Four-Year-Old Boy: Primary Great Saphenous Vein Aneurysm.
abstract: Primary venous aneurysm, especially in pediatric population, is a very rare clinical entity. We report a case of primary great saphenous vein aneurysm in a 4-year-old boy. He was initially suspected of suffering from inguinal hernia because the soft mass was detected at the inguinal region when the patient was in the standing position, but color Doppler ultrasonography demonstrated the swelling to be a great saphenous vein aneurysm. We decided that surgery was the best option because of potential risk for thromboembolism.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Educational and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors: Mustafa Cüneyt
authors: MC
authors: Çiçek
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Educational and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: farux@hotmail.com.
authors: Ömer Faruk
authors: ÖF
authors: Çiçek
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Çorum Educational and Research Hospital, Hitit University, Çorum, Turkey.
authors: Adnan
authors: A
authors: Yalçınkaya
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Educational and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors: İrfan
authors: İ
authors: Taşoğlu
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006119:Groin; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012501:Saphenous Vein