Post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the great saphenous vein: a case report

Int Angiol. 2009 Oct;28(5):425-7. Epub 2009 Jan 26.

Abstract

Venous (pseudo)aneurysms are rare entities. Herewith we report a case of the right lower extremity in a 42-year-old woman in whom a non-pulsatile mass was diagnosed only by physical examination as a hematoma and was treated conservatively. Six months later ultrasound and phlebography identified a pseudoaneurysm of the great saphenous vein. Post-traumatic venous pseudoaneurysm should be considered among the differential diagnostic options of a subcutaneous non-pulsatile mass in patients with a history of physical trauma. Surgery was offered which was rejected by the patient. Further one month follow-up showed no change.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnosis*
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Female
  • Hematoma / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Phlebography
  • Physical Examination
  • Saphenous Vein / diagnostic imaging
  • Saphenous Vein / injuries*
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
  • Wounds and Injuries / diagnosis*