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Thrombosed popliteal aneurysm - first manifestation of bilateral popliteal entrapment syndrome
J Ferreira1, A Canedo, S Graça
1Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, Centro Hopitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Portugal.
Abstract:
Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome is a rare and underdiagnosed cause of claudication in the young adult. One of its rare and potentially limb threatening complications is aneurysmal degeneration. We present a case of a fifty years old man with a bilateral popliteal entrapment syndrome admitted with an acutely thrombosed aneurysm at the right inferior limb. An urgent bypass was required. The contralateral limb presented with a type III entrapment and an elective section of a musculotendinous structure was performed. This case suggests that an early diagnosis is mandatory to avoid a dramatic clinical outcome and to limit the surgical treatment to a myotomy.
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