Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome is a rare and underdiagnosed cause of claudication in young adult. The typical clinical feature is calf claudication; the following case reports describe 2 rare clinical aspects, acute limb ischemia and pulsatile mass revealing a bilateral anatomic entrapment. These cases suggest that an early diagnosis is mandatory to avoid a dramatic clinical outcome and to limit the surgical treatment to a myotomy.
Référence | 1408 |
Année | 2015 |
Type | Article |
Lien externe | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26315789 |
Disciplines associées | Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Fès |
Auteur | Zaghloul R |
Auteurs associés | Naouli H, Bouarhroum A |
Discipline | Chirurgie Vasculaire |
Revue | Ann Vasc Surg |
Référence Revue | 29(8):1662 |