A Case of Popliteal Venous Aneurysm Diagnosed after Sudden Cardiac Arrest.
Daigo ShinodaKoichi YuriAtsushi MiyagawaNobu YokoyamaPublished in: Annals of vascular diseases (2024)
A popliteal venous aneurysm (PVA) is a rare vascular disorder. We report a case of PVA discovered through further evaluation of sudden cardiac arrest (CA) caused by a pulmonary embolism (PE). It is well-known that PVA causes PE; however, there are few reports of PVA causing CA. A tangential aneurysmectomy and lateral venorrhaphy were performed. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful. When contrast-enhanced computed tomography is performed to search for the cause of CA, PVA should be considered and thus, screening below the knee is recommended. At 1-year follow-up, there were no complications.
Keyphrases
- cardiac arrest
- pulmonary embolism
- contrast enhanced
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- coronary artery
- diffusion weighted
- magnetic resonance
- inferior vena cava
- positron emission tomography
- protein kinase
- total knee arthroplasty
- diffusion weighted imaging
- patients undergoing
- dual energy
- minimally invasive
- risk factors
- anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction