Cystic Adventitial Disease of the Popliteal Vein, a Rare Cause of Lower Limb Deep Vein Thrombosis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cystic adventitial disease (CAD) is characterised by the accumulation of gelatinous fluid within the adventitial layer of a blood vessel. Over 90% of CAD occurs in the arterial system. Venous CAD most commonly involves the iliofemoral rather than the popliteal segments.

Report

This is the report of a 49 year old female patient with a previous right leg deep vein thrombosis (DVT). She presented to a vascular outpatient appointment with recurrent right lower extremity swelling. Venous duplex ultrasound showed an ectatic and incompetent right popliteal vein. Computed tomography (CT) venography showed focal ectasia of the right popliteal vein resulting from an eccentric low density cyst with a diameter of 15 mm. Under general anaesthesia, the patient was placed in t

SUBMITTER: Correia R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8921300 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature