Acquired venous aneurysms.

Abstract

A case is reported of acquired venous aneurysms in the superficial forearm veins of an oarsman. The aetiology, presentation and complications are discussed.

Venous aneurysm of the cephalic vein: Report of a case

“…Inflammation, 1 arteriovenous dialysis fistula, 9 athletic injury, 8 and trauma 15,16 have all been considered as possible factors in pathogenesis. However, inflammatory changes 17 were considered to be an epiphenomenon rather than the cause of the aneurysm.…”

False aneurysm of the common femoral vein in a footballer: Figure 1

“…Most acquired venous aneurysms develop secondary to a traumatic vascular injury. [2][3][4] Traumatic injury to a particular venous segment may cause disruption and weakness in the vessel wall and gradually result in dilatation and aneurysm formation, either true or false. Peripheral venous aneurysms may be seen in both lower and upper extremities and most have little clinical significance.…”

“…1-3 A survey of the literature has suggested that traumatic venous false aneurysm is a diagnostic challenge as in the current case. [2][3][4][5][6] The case is presented of a footballer with a traumatic false aneurysm of the common femoral vein which was initially misdiagnosed as arterial pseudoaneurysm.…”

A challenging hernia: primary venous aneurysm of the proximal saphenous vein

“…Secondary or acquired venous aneurysms are usually found in adults and are associated with inXammation, trauma or stretch injury [9,10]. The clinical presentation is usually an asymptomatic, superWcial mass misdiagnosed as an inguinal hernia [3]. In rare cases, the clinical presentation is a deep venous thrombosis or a pulmonary embolism.…”

“…The aneurysms are usually congenital or develop from defective venous tissue [2]. The clinical presentation is usually an asymptomatic, superWcial mass misdiagnosed and confused with an inguinal or femoral hernia [3]. Since misdiagnosis can lead to severe morbidity, we intend to capture the sense for this clinical image.…”