Abstract
A case of reversible hemihypertrophy of the leg from longstanding partial venous occlusion due to compression of the femoral vein by a ganglion is reported. There are no previous reports of this in the English paediatric literature.
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Merriman, T.E., Beasley, S.W. & Hewson, P. Chronic venous obstruction causing reversible hemihypertrophy of the leg. Pediatr Surg Int 10, 506–507 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00176401
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