CASE REPORT

False aneurysm of the common femoral vein in a footballer

M Karahan¹, S Isbir², F Baltacoglu³, M M Caglar⁴

¹ Department of Orthopedic and Traumatology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
² Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Marmara University School of Medicine
³ Department of Radiology, Marmara University School of Medicine
⁴ Sportomed, Physical Therapy Institute, Istanbul

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Correspondence to:
Associate Professor Karahan
Department of Orthopedics, Mamara University School of Medicine, Kuzu Sok 3/2 Fatma Karaca Apt, Saskinbakkal, Kadikoy, Istanbul 81070, Turkey; drmustafakarahan{at}yahoo.com

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.

Keywords: false venous aneurysm; angiography; femoral vein; football; injury

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