Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Popliteal Venous Aneurysms: Report of Two Cases
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Objective: The objective of this study was to explore methods for the diagnosis and treatment of popliteal venous aneurysms. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the diagnostic and treatment processes used for 2 patients with popliteal venous aneurysms. The main symptoms in these 2 patients were pain and local swelling; pulmonary embolism (PE) was not found in these patients. Both the patients were treated using tangential aneurysmectomy with lateral venorrhaphy, followed by warfarin anticoagulation therapy for at least 1 year. Results: Both the patients recovered well with good popliteal vein shapes after surgery, as shown by angiography. No thrombosis-related complications were found until 1 year and 3 months after surgical intervention. Conclusion: Surgical resection should be performed as soon as possible after the diagnosis of popliteal venous aneurysm. Patients should be administered postoperative anticoagulation therapy to prevent thrombosis that may result from the potential risk of PE. [Xueli Guo, Chuang Zhang, Yang Fu, Yonggan Zhang, Ningheng Chen, Wenming Li, Hongchao Fang, Bing Liang, Zifan Wang. Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Popliteal Venous Aneurysms: Report of Two Cases. Life Sci J 2012;9(4):4160-4163]. (ISSN: 1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com. 619
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