Abstract

Background: Superficial Venous Aneurysm (SVA) are rare venous diseases that may be asymptomatic or symptomatic. The major etiology of SVA is still unknown. The study presents 17 cases with no underlying disease or risk factors that presented SVA in uncommon and different veins of the body.
 Methods: 17 patients with SVA were evaluated and treated in our hospital for 11 years. Clinical presentation, treatment, and complications were evaluated.
 Results: 6 of the aneurysms were located in the great saphenous vein, 2 in the small saphenous vein, 6 in the external jugular vein, 1 in the dorsal foot vein, and also 2 in the forearm veins. Ten patients suffered from acute tenderness, pain, and edema of the limb and others presented with soft tissue mass. All 17 patients underwent surgical excisional therapy. No pulmonary emboli were reported in the patients.
 Conclusion: The etiology of SVA is unknown. It may cause occlusion in rare superficial veins in patients with no history of the hyper-coagulopathy state or any major risk factor.

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