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Surprise on Popping the Popliteal Swelling: A Case Report
Popliteal swelling is a common complaint seen in the practice of orthopaedics. Although imaging is useful to aid in the diagnosis of popliteal swelling pre-operatively, definitive diagnosis is often obtained post-operatively through histopathological report of the swelling. Baker’s cyst arises media...
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Malaysian Orthopaedic Association
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9388812/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35992974 http://dx.doi.org/10.5704/MOJ.2207.015 |
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author | Chong, JS Shukriah, A Mohd-Atiq, CR Raeross, J |
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description | Popliteal swelling is a common complaint seen in the practice of orthopaedics. Although imaging is useful to aid in the diagnosis of popliteal swelling pre-operatively, definitive diagnosis is often obtained post-operatively through histopathological report of the swelling. Baker’s cyst arises medially and hence usually spares the posterolaterally located neurovascular bundle until it becomes larger in size. A thrombosed aneurysm can mimic that of Baker’s cyst on computed tomography (CT) imaging in view of its location and the absence of contrast within the lesion. Diagnosis of a popliteal swelling with neural or vascular compression is not as straightforward and surgeons should be well aware that intra-operative findings may differ from diagnosis made pre-operatively. Meticulous exploration is pertinent in identifying the origin of the swelling and structures related to it. MRI imaging of the swelling should be done pre-operatively whenever possible. |
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spelling | pubmed-93888122022-08-20 Surprise on Popping the Popliteal Swelling: A Case Report Chong, JS Shukriah, A Mohd-Atiq, CR Raeross, J Malays Orthop J Case Reports Popliteal swelling is a common complaint seen in the practice of orthopaedics. Although imaging is useful to aid in the diagnosis of popliteal swelling pre-operatively, definitive diagnosis is often obtained post-operatively through histopathological report of the swelling. Baker’s cyst arises medially and hence usually spares the posterolaterally located neurovascular bundle until it becomes larger in size. A thrombosed aneurysm can mimic that of Baker’s cyst on computed tomography (CT) imaging in view of its location and the absence of contrast within the lesion. Diagnosis of a popliteal swelling with neural or vascular compression is not as straightforward and surgeons should be well aware that intra-operative findings may differ from diagnosis made pre-operatively. Meticulous exploration is pertinent in identifying the origin of the swelling and structures related to it. MRI imaging of the swelling should be done pre-operatively whenever possible. Malaysian Orthopaedic Association 2022-07 /pmc/articles/PMC9388812/ /pubmed/35992974 http://dx.doi.org/10.5704/MOJ.2207.015 Text en © 2020 Malaysian Orthopaedic Association (MOA). All Rights Reserved https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited |
spellingShingle | Case Reports Chong, JS Shukriah, A Mohd-Atiq, CR Raeross, J Surprise on Popping the Popliteal Swelling: A Case Report |
title | Surprise on Popping the Popliteal Swelling: A Case Report |
title_full | Surprise on Popping the Popliteal Swelling: A Case Report |
title_fullStr | Surprise on Popping the Popliteal Swelling: A Case Report |
title_full_unstemmed | Surprise on Popping the Popliteal Swelling: A Case Report |
title_short | Surprise on Popping the Popliteal Swelling: A Case Report |
title_sort | surprise on popping the popliteal swelling: a case report |
topic | Case Reports |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9388812/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35992974 http://dx.doi.org/10.5704/MOJ.2207.015 |
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