Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome treated by a posterior approach in a 15-year-old athlete

Authors

Lili Sadri, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Robert L Myers, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Casey Paterson, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
QuyngDiem Lam, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Danielle M Pineda, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-30-2022

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This article is the author’s final published version in Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases, Innovations and Techniques, Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2022, Pages 248 - 250.

The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvscit.2022.03.009. Copyright © Sadri et al.

Abstract

Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome is a rare source of claudication in young people. We present the case of a 15-year-old male athlete who presented with intermittent numbness of his right foot with exertion. Imaging revealed classic compression from a right type III popliteal artery entrapment. The left popliteal artery was chronically occluded with a large collateral vessel. He underwent release of the accessory bands of the gastrocnemius muscle with significant arteriolysis on the right side via a posterior approach. Chronic popliteal artery entrapment can be treated from a posterior approach, resulting in arterial occlusion and will be asymptomatic if well collateralized.

Recommended Citation

Sadri, Lili; Myers, Robert L; Paterson, Casey; Lam, QuyngDiem; and Pineda, Danielle M, "Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome treated by a posterior approach in a 15-year-old athlete" (2022). Department of Surgery Faculty Papers. Paper 215.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/surgeryfp/215

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PubMed ID

35516166

Language

English