title: [Acute ischemia of the lower extremity in an adolescent with Crohn disease].
abstract: The authors report a case with a rare form of peripheral ischaemia. A 25-year-old man with Crohn's disease suffers from sudden ischaemia of his right leg. There is no evidence of entrapment of the popliteal artery, of arterial embolism or Buerger's disease. Thrombocytosis in combination with hypercoagulability as described previously in patients with Crohn's disease seems to be the most probable cause. - In this case percutaneous transluminal thrombectomy and thrombolysis were more successful than surgical thrombectomy using balloon catheters.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Periphere Gefässchirurgie, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zünd
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Enzler
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Brunner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schimmer
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schöpke
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Largiadèr
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002404:Catheterization; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Akute Ischämie der unteren Extremität bei einem Jugendlichen mit Morbus Crohn.