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Blunt traumatic great saphenous vein pseudoaneurysm
Yiyi Fu1, Yuangen Fu2, Yuqiong Lai3
1Department of Ultrasound Diagnosis, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong 52800, China.
Journal of Clinical Ultrasound : JCU
|May 10, 2018
Summary
Traumatic venous pseudoaneurysm, a rare condition, can present as a nonpulsatile mass after injury. Duplex ultrasound is crucial for diagnosing great saphenous vein pseudoaneurysms, aiding appropriate patient management.
Area of Science:
- Vascular Surgery
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Medical Case Reports
Background:
- Traumatic venous pseudoaneurysms are exceptionally rare vascular injuries.
- Previous literature reports only two cases of great saphenous vein (GSV) pseudoaneurysm.
Observation:
- A patient presented with a gradually enlarging, nonpulsatile calf mass following local trauma.
- The mass size varied with patient posture.
- Initial diagnosis by contrast MRI was inaccurate.
Findings:
- Duplex ultrasound successfully identified the lesion as a GSV pseudoaneurysm.
- Surgical intervention confirmed the diagnosis.
Implications:
- Clinicians should consider venous pseudoaneurysm in the differential diagnosis of nonpulsatile masses in patients with a history of trauma.
- Duplex ultrasound is an essential tool for the accurate evaluation of suspected venous pseudoaneurysms.
- This case highlights the diagnostic challenges and emphasizes the utility of ultrasound in identifying rare venous pathologies.
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