Proximal Dissection and Rupture of a Popliteal Cyst: A Case Report
Popliteal cysts are swellings in the popliteal fossa due to enlargement of the gastrocnemius semimembranous bursa. These cysts might burst, and they usually rupture posteriorly and inferiorly with severe pain in the calf. We describe a patient with popliteal cyst that dissected proximally and ruptur...
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| author | M. H. Abdelrahman S. Tubeishat M. Hammoudeh |
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| description | Popliteal cysts are swellings in the popliteal fossa due to enlargement of the gastrocnemius semimembranous bursa. These cysts might burst, and they usually rupture posteriorly and inferiorly with severe pain in the calf. We describe a patient with popliteal cyst that dissected proximally and ruptured in the soft tissue of the thigh. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-67ff20a04b49409e966aca99ccf027152025-02-03T06:08:10ZengWileyCase Reports in Radiology2090-68622090-68702012-01-01201210.1155/2012/292414292414Proximal Dissection and Rupture of a Popliteal Cyst: A Case ReportM. H. Abdelrahman0S. Tubeishat1M. Hammoudeh2Rheumatology Section, Department of Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, P.O. Box 3050, Doha, QatarRadiology Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, P.O. Box 3050, Doha, QatarRheumatology Section, Department of Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, P.O. Box 3050, Doha, QatarPopliteal cysts are swellings in the popliteal fossa due to enlargement of the gastrocnemius semimembranous bursa. These cysts might burst, and they usually rupture posteriorly and inferiorly with severe pain in the calf. We describe a patient with popliteal cyst that dissected proximally and ruptured in the soft tissue of the thigh.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/292414 |
| spellingShingle | M. H. Abdelrahman S. Tubeishat M. Hammoudeh Proximal Dissection and Rupture of a Popliteal Cyst: A Case Report Case Reports in Radiology |
| title | Proximal Dissection and Rupture of a Popliteal Cyst: A Case Report |
| title_full | Proximal Dissection and Rupture of a Popliteal Cyst: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Proximal Dissection and Rupture of a Popliteal Cyst: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Proximal Dissection and Rupture of a Popliteal Cyst: A Case Report |
| title_short | Proximal Dissection and Rupture of a Popliteal Cyst: A Case Report |
| title_sort | proximal dissection and rupture of a popliteal cyst a case report |
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