May Varicose Veins Be The First Symptom As A Manifestation Of Constrictive Pericarditis? A case report

Albayrak, Gökhan; Aykut, Koray; Pekel, Nihat; Yıldırım, Mahir Utku; Güzeloğlu, Mehmet; Hazan, Eyüp

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May Varicose Veins Be The First Symptom As A Manifestation Of Constrictive Pericarditis? A case report [Anatol J Med ]

Anatol J Med . 2013; 23(3): 155-158 | DOI: 10.5222/terh.2013.61326

May Varicose Veins Be The First Symptom As A Manifestation Of Constrictive Pericarditis? A case report

Gökhan Albayrak¹, Koray Aykut¹, Nihat Pekel², Mahir Utku Yıldırım³, Mehmet Güzeloğlu¹, Eyüp Hazan¹
¹İzmir Üniversitesi Medical Park Hastanesi, Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, İzmir
²İzmir Üniversitesi Medical Park Hastanesi, Kardiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, İzmir
³İzmir Üniversitesi Medical Park Hastanesi, Radyoloji Anabilim Dalı, İzmir

A 54-year-old man was admitted with complaints due to varicoseveins. Constrictive pericarditis was found as the etiology of venous insufficiency. He was treated successfully with surgery. It should be remembered that patients with constrictive patients may rarely present with venous insufficiency symptoms.

Keywords: Constrictive pericarditis, Pericardiectomy, Varicose veins.

Konstriktif Perikarditin İlk Bulgusu Varis Olabilir Mi: Olgu Sunumu

54 yaşında erkek hasta, varise bağlı yakınmalarla başvurdu. Venöz yetmezlik etiyolojisi olarak konstriktif pe-rikardit saptandı. Hasta cerrahi yöntemle başarılı bir şekilde tedavi edildi. Konstriktif perikarditli hastaların nadiren de olsa sadece venöz yetmezlik şikayetleri ile başvurabileceği akılda tutulmalıdır.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Konstriktif perikardit, Perikardiektomi, Varis.

Gökhan Albayrak, Koray Aykut, Nihat Pekel, Mahir Utku Yıldırım, Mehmet Güzeloğlu, Eyüp Hazan. May Varicose Veins Be The First Symptom As A Manifestation Of Constrictive Pericarditis? A case report. Anatol J Med . 2013; 23(3): 155-158
Manuscript Language: Turkish

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May Varicose Veins Be The First Symptom As A Manifestation Of Constrictive Pericarditis? A case report

Konstriktif Perikarditin İlk Bulgusu Varis Olabilir Mi: Olgu Sunumu