title: [Clinical case of the month. Iliac artery endofibrosis in a soccer player].
abstract: Arterial endofibrosis is a rare disease, usually affecting the external iliac artery in highly trained athletes. We report a case of external iliac endofibrosis in 42-year-old top level athlete. Clinical consequences were a high intensity exercise related sensation of swollen thigh, with normal clinical examination. Ultra sound investigation showed fibrotic thickening of the left external iliac artery. Angiography confirmed stenosis of the left external iliac artery. The patient was treated surgically, he underwent remodeling of his left external iliac artery with venous angioplasty. No complications occurred in the post operative course, and the patient return to training after three months.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie cardiovasculaire, Hôpital Habib Bourguiba Sfax-Tunisie.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Masmoudi
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Frikha
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hadjkacem
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yangui
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mnif
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Elleuch
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sahnoun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015444:Exercise; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography