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. 2021 May 31;12(5):20542704211001220.
doi: 10.1177/20542704211001220. eCollection 2021 May.

Femoral venous aneurysms are rare, yet confer significant mortality risk due to venous thromboembolism; consider in venous thromboembolism of unknown aetiology

Bence Csongor Baljer  1 , Lauren Shelmerdine  1 , Gerard Stansby  1
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Femoral venous aneurysms are rare, yet confer significant mortality risk due to venous thromboembolism; consider in venous thromboembolism of unknown aetiology

Bence Csongor Baljer et al. JRSM Open. .

Abstract

Femoral venous aneurysms are a rare disease entity, yet they carry the risk of significant mortality due to venous thromboembolism, as demonstrated by a case report of an otherwise fit and well 74-year-old gentleman.

Keywords: Vascular surgery; pulmonary embolism; respiratory medicine.

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Figure 1.
Computed tomography scan depicting right CFV aneurysm.
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Figure 2.
Intra-operative image of the femoral aneurysm through a transverse groin incision.
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