Compresión venosa femoral sintomática por quiste sinovial
- Aramendi, Claudia
- Vega, Melina
- Casco, Consuelo
- Estallo, Luis
- López, Marina
- Barba, Ángel
ISSN: 0304-4858, 2173-2302
Argitalpen urtea: 2013
Alea: 110
Zenbakia: 3
Mota: Artikulua
Beste argitalpen batzuk: Gaceta médica de Bilbao: Revista oficial de la Academia de Ciencias Médicas de Bilbao. Información para profesionales sanitarios
Laburpena
We report a case of right lower limb oedema due to common femoral vein compression by a sinovial cyst. A 38-year-old man described global right lower limb oedema during the previous 2 months. On ultrasound we could see extrinsic compression of the common femoral vein due to a clear cyst. We punctured the cyst and obtained clear liquid compatible with synovial origin. The oedema was thus resolved. Short-term follow-up with ultrasound imaging showed progressive filling of the cyst, although the patient remained asymptomatic. Two months later, the patient again complained of right lower limb oedema and a CT scan was performed, which confirmed the presence of a ganglion cyst, which compressed the adjacent common femoral vein. We performed a complete resection of the lesion, and all symptoms disappeared, with no recurrence after 2-yearfollow-up. The excision of the ganglion cyst is the treatment of choice when symptomatic.