The Popeye syndrome--brachial artery entrapment as a result of muscular hypertrophy.
In eight patients a diagnosis of entrapment of the brachial artery in the cubital fossa was established. All were muscular middle-aged men, who had performed heavy work with their arms for many years. For no immediately apparent reason they began to complain of weakness of the musculature of forearm and hand. The clinical details, diagnosis and simple treatment, which resulted in every case in complete relief of symptoms, are described.
D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001916:Brachial Artery; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010173:Palpation; D009626:Terminology as Topic