title: [Isolated obliteration of the popliteal artery. Angiographic, functional and surgical considerations].
abstract: 31 patients suffering from isolated obliteration of the popliteal artery were selected for reporting from a series of 1500 peripheral angiographies. It is pointed out that the lesion is due principally to a segmentary localization of atherosclerosis. A case of adventitial cyst and one of muscular pincer syndrome have also been encountered. Attentive study of angiographic pictures showed up a number of behaviour modalities of the collateral circulation. The surgical approaches available in such circumstances are also reported.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001162:Arteriosclerosis Obliterans / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation
vernacular_title: La obliterazione isolata della arteria poplitea. Considerazioni angiografiche, funzionali e chirurgiche