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- Title
Recurrent Pulmonary Embolism Caused by Superficial Femoral Vein Aneurysm.
- Authors
Nomura, Yoshikatsu; Shun, Meng; Kawashima, Motoharu; Fujisue, Jun; Fujimoto, Masato; Miyahara, Shunsuke; Fukase, Keigo; Honda, Tasuku; Mukohara, Nobuhiko; Murakami, Hirohisa
- Abstract
Venous aneurysms (VA), particularly superficial femoral VAs (SFVAs), are rare vascular lesions. A 65-year-old woman with a history of pulmonary embolism (PE), treated with tissue plasminogen activator and oral anticoagulation, was admitted to hospital for dyspnea. Enhanced computed tomography showed recurrent PE and right SFVA with a mural thrombus. The SFVA was not identified during the first PE. The PE was not massive and was treated with direct oral anticoagulants. The thrombus in the SFVA caused the PE, and surgical repair was performed to prevent further embolic events. Under general anesthesia, the SFVA was excised, and direct anastomosis was performed. PE recurrence, venous aneurysmal changes, and thrombosis were not noted at the 1-year follow-up.
- Subjects
FEMORAL vein; ANEURYSMS; PULMONARY embolism; SURGICAL anastomosis; DISEASE relapse; DYSPNEA; TREATMENT effectiveness; COMPUTED tomography; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 2021, Vol 55, Issue 8, p882
- ISSN
1538-5744
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/15385744211022540