Surgical treatment for popliteal artery entrapment syndrome.
OBJECTIVE
This study was a retrospective review of 11 limbs of 10 patients with popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES) treated surgically in a 20-yr period.


METHODS
The patients were aged 34.7 +/- 17.4 SEM yr. Arteriographic findings varied, showing medial deviation in two limbs, poststenotic dilatation in four limbs and occlusion of the popliteal artery in five limbs. In addition, computed tomographic (CT) scanning showed positive findings of PAES in all the limbs.


RESULTS
The surgical procedures consisted of musculotendonous section (MTS) with autogenous saphenous vein (ASV) graft in seven limbs, MTS and ASV patch angioplasty with or without thromboendarterectomy in three limbs, and MTS alone in one limb. All the ASV grafts were found to be patent during the postoperative follow-up period (10.9 +/- 4.0 yr).


CONCLUSIONS
CT scanning was demonstrated to be the most sensitive diagnostic modality for PAES, and MTS with or without ASV grafting method was considered to be the best surgical procedure for PAES.
Ohara
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Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. ohara-1su@h.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Miyata
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Oshiro
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Shigematsu
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery; D012189:Retrospective Studies