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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology 2017; 1(02): 78-80
DOI: 10.4103/AJIR.AJIR_16_17
Case Report

Popliteal Vein Aneurysm as Rare Cause of Recurrent Pulmonary Embolism

Sylvain Eminian
Department of Medical Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Jochen M. Grimm
Department of Medical Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
Department of Forensic Imaging, Institute of Legal Medicine Lausanne, Geneva and University of Lausanne, 1000 Lausanne 25, Switzerland
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Jean-Marc Corpataux
Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Salah Dine Qanadli
Department of Medical Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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We present a case of popliteal venous aneurysm causing recurrent pulmonary embolism successfully treated by surgical resection.

Baker's cyst - popliteal venous aneurysm - pulmonary embolism


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10 April 2021

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