CASE REPORT

Popliteal vein aneurysm

S. B. Ibirogba^I; N. G. Naidoo^II; I. Hassim^III; M. Nelson^III; S. J. Beningfield^IV

^IM.B. B.S., H.Dip. (surg.) S.A., F.C.S. (s.A.), M.Med. (surg.); Vascular Unit, Department of Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town
^IIM.B. Ch.B., F.C.S. (s.A.); Vascular Unit, Department of Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town
^IIIB.Tech. Vascular; Vascular Unit, Department of Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town
^IVM.B. Ch.B., F.F.Rad. (d.) (s.A.)Division of Radiology, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town

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