Adventitial Cystic Disease of the Common Femoral Vein: an Unusual Cause of Lower Extremity Swelling and Review of the Literature

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Journal J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech

Date 2021 Nov 8

PMID 34746527

Citations 3

Authors

Joedd H Biggs

Manju Kalra

John A Skinner

Randall R DeMartino

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Abstract

We report the case of a 61-year-old man who had presented with acute unilateral limb swelling. Computed tomography venography and duplex ultrasound demonstrated compression of the right common femoral vein by a common femoral vein adventitial cyst. Before intervention, the patient had developed an acute deep vein thrombosis of the right common femoral vein and great saphenous vein. Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated concern for synovial connection. After 6 months of anticoagulation therapy, the patient underwent adventitial cyst excision with ligation of the hip joint articular connection. At 4 months postoperatively, the patient was symptom free without cyst recurrence. The findings from the present case support the synovial theory for adventitial cystic disease.

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