title: [Popliteal artery entrapment].
abstract: The Authors present a case of popliteal artery entrapment syndrome due to an anomalous insertion of medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle. The patient, a 47-year-old man, with calf claudication, was examined with Doppler velocimetry and angiography. He was successfully treated by surgical intervention. A medial approach to the popliteal artery was utilized and the section of anomalous head of gastrocnemius muscle and popliteal thromboendarterectomy were performed. The postoperative course was uncomplicated.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tridico
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caldart
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Contessa
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Panier Suffat
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Iozzia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morino
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: L'intrappolamento dell'arteria poplitea.