Open AccessProximal Dissection and Rupture of a Popliteal Cyst: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Mohamed Abdelrahman,
S. Tubeishat,
M. Hammoudeh
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
case reports in radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6862
pISSN - 2090-6870
DOI - 10.1155/2012/292414
Subject(s) - popliteal fossa , popliteal cyst , medicine , dissection (medical) , thigh , surgery , cyst , anatomy , soft tissue
Popliteal cysts are swellings in the popliteal fossa due to enlargement of the gastrocnemius semimembranous bursa. These cysts might burst, and they usually rupture posteriorly and inferiorly with severe pain in the calf. We describe a patient with popliteal cyst that dissected proximally and ruptured in the soft tissue of the thigh.
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