INTRODUCTION: Synovial cyst of the hip joint causing the compression of the femoral vein is a rare occurrence. We carefully reviewed the international literature collecting 26 additional cases. REPORT: A case of a patient affected with synovial cyst of the hip joint causing the compression of the femoral vein and severe lower limb edema is presented. DISCUSSION: The treatment of choice of synovial cyst compressing the femoral vein is surgical removal.
An unusual case of synovial cyst of the hip joint presenting as femoral vessels compression and severe lower limb edema / Colasanti, M; Sapienza, Paolo; Moroni, E; Mosiello, G; Postacchini, Franco; DI MARZO, Luca. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY. - ISSN 1078-5884. - STAMPA. - 32:4(2006), pp. 468-470. [10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.05.012]
An unusual case of synovial cyst of the hip joint presenting as femoral vessels compression and severe lower limb edema.
SAPIENZA, Paolo;POSTACCHINI, Franco;DI MARZO, Luca
2006
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INTRODUCTION: Synovial cyst of the hip joint causing the compression of the femoral vein is a rare occurrence. We carefully reviewed the international literature collecting 26 additional cases. REPORT: A case of a patient affected with synovial cyst of the hip joint causing the compression of the femoral vein and severe lower limb edema is presented. DISCUSSION: The treatment of choice of synovial cyst compressing the femoral vein is surgical removal.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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