Popliteal Fossa Pain in 24 Year-old Female

The pain around the posterior knee, called 'popliteal fossa', has been known to be caused by a variety of disease entities. Venous malformation is a very rare cause of popliteal area pain, and its diagnosis is frequently delayed, missed, or given incorrectly. Here, we report a case of a pa...

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Published inThe Korean journal of pain Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 275 - 277
Main Authors Choi, Kwan Woong, Yoon, Kyung Bong, Yoon, Duck Mi, Kim, Do Hyeong
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Korea (South) The Korean Pain Society 01.10.2012
대한통증학회
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Brief Report
마취과학
venous malformation
popliteal fossa pain
ultrasound
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ISSN2005-9159
2093-0569
2093-0569
DOI10.3344/kjp.2012.25.4.275

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Summary:The pain around the posterior knee, called 'popliteal fossa', has been known to be caused by a variety of disease entities. Venous malformation is a very rare cause of popliteal area pain, and its diagnosis is frequently delayed, missed, or given incorrectly. Here, we report a case of a patient with popliteal fossa pain for 2 years and was diagnosed as intramuscular venous malformation using ultrasound.
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ISSN:2005-9159
2093-0569
2093-0569
DOI:10.3344/kjp.2012.25.4.275