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Isolated popliteal artery occlusion in the young
J Khoda1, L Lantsberg, G Sebbag
1Department of Surgery A, Soroka Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
|September 1, 1992
Abstract:
Three young patients with an isolated popliteal artery occlusion are presented, two with severe claudication and the third with a critical ischaemic foot. The work-up of these patients leads to certain aetiologic possibilities: microtrauma, smoking and contraceptive pills. Two of our patients underwent thromboembolectomy, the third managed conservatively. The follow-up was between six months and seven years and up to now all three patients remain well.
Keywords:
Arterial Occlusive DiseasesBehaviorBiologyBlood Coagulation EffectsCardiovascular EffectsCase HistoriesContraceptionContraceptive MethodsData CollectionDiseasesEmbolismFamily PlanningHematological EffectsHemic SystemIschemiaOral ContraceptivesOral Contraceptives, Low-dosePhysiologyResearch MethodologySmokingSurgeryTreatmentVascular Diseases