Compressão extrínseca de veia ilíaca externa e edema de membro inferior por cisto sinovial coxofemoral / Extrinsic compression of the external iliac vein and lower limb edema caused by hip joint synovial cyst / Extrinsic compression of the external iliac vein and lower limb edema caused by hip joint synovial cyst
J. vasc. bras
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6(4): 388-390, dez. 2007. ilus
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in English, Portuguese
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RESUMO
A trombose venosa profunda (TVP) é uma freqüente causa de edema unilateral de membros inferiores. O cisto sinovial da articulação coxofemoral pode ser uma causa rara desse sintoma e deve ser considerado no diagnóstico diferencial. Apresentamos um caso clínico em que o eco-Doppler colorido revelou a presença de compressão extrínseca da veia ilíaca externa. A ressonância magnética demonstrou tratar-se de cisto sinovial como fator etiológico, confirmado pela ressecção cirúrgica.
ABSTRACT
Deep venous thrombosis frequently results in unilateral lower limb edema. A synovial cyst in the hip joint may be a rare cause of this symptom and should be considered in the differential diagnosis. We report on a case in which color-flow Doppler ultrasonography showed presence of extrinsic compression of the external iliac vein. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a synovial cyst as etiologic factor, confirmed by surgical excision.
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Main subject:
Synovial Cyst
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Venous Thrombosis
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
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Portuguese
Journal:
J. vasc. bras
Journal subject:
Cardiology
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital São Caetano/BR
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