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

Abstract

Traumatic false aneurysm of the femoral vein has never been reported in the English literature. The case is here reported of a footballer with a traumatic false aneurysm of the common femoral vein which was initially misdiagnosed as an arterial pseudoaneurysm. This is a very rare clinical condition, but this diagnosis should be among those considered for post-traumatic unexplained thigh pain after trauma.

Blunt traumatic great saphenous vein pseudoaneurysm

“…A GSV pseudoaneurysm was misdiagnosed by MRI as posttraumatic seroma or fat necrosis in a previous case report . A common femoral vein pseudoaneurysm was also incorrectly diagnosed by MRI as haematoma resorption . In the present case, the potential diagnoses described at MRI examination included superficial arterial pseudoaneurysm, AV malformation, and subcutaneous haemangioma, but not venous pseudoaneurysm.…”

Acute thrombosis of a non‐iatrogenic venous false aneurysm: A sonographic diagnostic dilemma

“…Non‐iatrogenic VFAs have only been very rarely reported. The authors are aware of only four other published cases . Common to all cases is that there is significant identifiable trauma.…”

“…Karahan et al . describe a footballer who had marked thigh swelling and was in severe pain after been kicked in the thigh . Mejia et al .…”

“…The authors are aware of only four other published cases. [9][10][11][12] Common to all cases is that there is significant identifiable trauma. When this trauma is severe, VFAs may present at the time of injury.…”

Acute pseudoaneurysm of the femoral artery after repeated trauma in full-contact karate practice: Figure 1

“…Normally it is caused by the interruption of arterial flow with extravasations of blood to the peripheral tissues, independent of the process that initiated it: surgery, trauma, infection, vasculitis or interventionist percutaneous procedures. The majority of cases described in the literature refer to false aneurysms in other locations such as the temporal artery, carotid artery and digital artery 3 – 5. In all of these cases the result is the formation of a fibrous capsule that spreads out in a progressive manner because of the constant arterial pressure in the area.…”