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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Autores principales: Abdelrahman, M. H., Tubeishat, S., Hammoudeh, M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3474218/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23094179
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/292414
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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 pubmed-34742182012-10-23 Proximal Dissection and Rupture of a Popliteal Cyst: A Case Report Abdelrahman, M. H. Tubeishat, S. Hammoudeh, M. Case Rep Radiol 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 ruptured in the soft tissue of the thigh. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012 2012-10-10 /pmc/articles/PMC3474218/ /pubmed/23094179 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/292414 Text en Copyright © 2012 M. H. Abdelrahman et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Proximal Dissection and Rupture of a Popliteal Cyst: A Case Report
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
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3474218/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23094179
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/292414
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