The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology, Table of Contents CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology 2017; 1(02): 78-80DOI: 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 , 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 , Jean-Marc Corpataux Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland , Salah Dine Qanadli Department of Medical Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland › Author Affiliations Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download 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 PDF (1305 kb) References References 1 Gillespie DL, Villavicencio JL, Gallagher C, Chang A, Hamelink JK, Fiala LA, et al. Presentation and management of venous aneurysms. Br J Cancer 1999;79:1270-2. 2 Franco G, Nguyen K. Anévrisme veineux de la fosse poplitée: Exploration ultrasonographique. Phlebologie 1997;50:31-7. 3 Labropoulos N, Volteas SK, Giannoukas AD, Touloupakis E, Delis K, Nicolaides AN. Asymptomatic popliteal vein aneurysms. Vasc Surg 1996;6:453-8. 4 Bergqvist D, Björck M, Ljungman C. Popliteal venous aneurysm – A systematic review. World J Surg 2006;30:273-9. 5 Perrotta I, Perrotta E, Guido C, Tripepi S, Donato G, Aquila S, et al. Ultrastructure of popliteal vein aneurysm. Ultrastruct Pathol 2011;35:197-203. 6 Irwin C, Synn A, Kraiss L, Zhang Q, Griffen MM, Hunter GC. Metalloproteinase expression in venous aneurysms. J Vasc Surg 2008;48:1278-85. 7 Maldonado-Fernandez N, Lopez-Espada C, Martinez-Gamez FJ, Galan-Zafra M, Sanchez-Maestre ML, Herrero-Martinez E, et al. Popliteal venous aneurysms: Results of surgical treatment. Ann Vasc Surg 2013;27:501-9. 8 Russell DA, Robinson GJ, Johnson BF. Popliteal venous aneurysm: A rare cause of recurrent pulmonary emboli and limb swelling. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2008;31:1026-9. 9 Donald IP, Edwards RC. Fatal outcome from popliteal venous aneurysm associated with pulmonary embolism. Br J Radiol 1982;55:930-1. 10 Greenwood LH, Yrizarry JM, Hallett JW Jr. Peripheral venous aneurysms with recurrent pulmonary embolism: Report of a case and review of the literature. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 1982;5:43-5. 11 Cox MW, Krishnan S, Aidinian G. Fatal pulmonary embolus associated with asymptomatic popliteal venous aneurysm. J Vasc Surg 2008;48:1040. 12 Nasr W, Babbitt R, Eslami MH. Popliteal vein aneurysm: A case report and review of literature. Vasc Endovascular Surg 2007-2008;41:551-5. 13 Christenson JT. Popliteal venous aneurysm: A report on three cases presenting with chronic venous insufficiency without embolic events. Phlebology 2007;22:56-9.
