Popliteal Venous Aneurysm as a Source of Pulmonary Emboli in a Male: Case Report

A 48 year old male was admitted with pulmonary emboli. Subsequent investigation revealed the most probable source to be a left sided popliteal venous aneurysm. A second venogram performed shortly after the first did indeed reveal thrombus originat ing in the aneurysm and propagating up the superfici...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Angiology 1984-01, Vol.35 (1), p.54-57
Hauptverfasser:	Jack, Clifford R., Sharma, Rajinder, Babu Vemuri, Ramesh
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aneurysm - complications Aneurysm - diagnosis Biological and medical sciences Blood and lymphatic vessels Cardiology. Vascular system Coumarins - therapeutic use Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous Heparin - therapeutic use Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Phlebography Popliteal Vein Pulmonary Embolism - drug therapy Pulmonary Embolism - etiology Streptokinase - therapeutic use
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Zusammenfassung:	A 48 year old male was admitted with pulmonary emboli. Subsequent investigation revealed the most probable source to be a left sided popliteal venous aneurysm. A second venogram performed shortly after the first did indeed reveal thrombus originat ing in the aneurysm and propagating up the superficial femoral vein. Popliteal venous aneurysm is an extremely rare entity, which heretofore has been described only in female patients.
ISSN:	0003-3197 1940-1574
DOI:	10.1177/000331978403500107