A great saphenous vein aneurysm in a child: A rare disorder misdiagnosed as an inguinal hernia

• Main Authors: Naoko Komatsuzaki (Author), Naoki Hashizume (Author), Yoshio Watanabe (Author), Hidemi Takasu (Author), Wataru Sumida (Author), Kazuo Oshima (Author), Minoru Yagi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We report a case of primary great saphenous vein aneurysm (GSVA) in a 3 years old girl. A growing mass at the right groin region had been detected in the upright position during the last two years, which was misdiagnosed as inguinal hernia at the referral hospital. The Doppler ultrasound scanning (D...