Open AccessPopliteal Venous Aneurysm Presenting With Bilateral Pulmonary Thromboembolism
Author(s) -
Michael George Zaki Ghali,
Jesse A. Taylor,
Mary G. Mallon,
Patrick A. Gerety,
Paul Shea,
Sharon Weinberger,
Jacqueline Urbine,
Deepti Raybagkar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
vascular and endovascular surgery/vascular and endovascular surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1938-9116
pISSN - 1538-5744
DOI - 10.1177/1538574417754031
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombus , aneurysm , surgery , venous thromboembolism , pulmonary embolism , popliteal vein , chest pain , radiology , venous thrombosis , thrombosis
A 12-year-old boy presenting with chest pain and dyspnea was found to have bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) secondary to left popliteal venous aneurysm (PVA) with thrombus. He improved with thrombolytics, developed recurrent PTE, then underwent surgical repair of his PVA. The pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of PVA are discussed.
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