title: [Popliteal venous aneurysm].
abstract: Popliteal venous aneurysm is a rare disease. The diameter of the vein is at least twice as big as the normal proximal vein. The aneurysm is usually asymptomatic but it can suddenly cause pulmonary embolism even in young persons. Due to an unpredictable risk of thromboembolism even under anticoagulation treatment operation is often advisable if the diameter of the aneurysm is more than 20 mm. The operation can usually be done as tangential aneurysmectomy and lateral venorrhaphy which has a low complication rate and a good patency.
authors.affiliation: lise1986@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Lise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fræhr
authors.forename: Morten Stahl
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Madsen
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010690:Phlebography; D011152:Popliteal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology