title: Painful leg and missing pulses: a case report.
abstract: Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES) is a rare but potentially limb threatening anatomical anomaly occurring predominantly in young adults. We report a case of a 14 year old boy who presented with limb threatening ischaemia requiring urgent surgery. The pathology, presentation, and management are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Walsgrave Hospitals NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry CV2 2DX, UK.
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Myatt
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D011674:Pulse