title: Acute lower extremity ischemia in a 7-year-old boy: an unusual case of popliteal entrapment syndrome.
abstract: Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome is a rare cause of acute limb ischemia that most commonly is seen in young adults. The most significant complications associated with popliteal entrapment include aneurysm formation and acute thrombosis. This case presents the youngest patient ever reported with this syndrome and highlights the advantages of multimodal treatment including thrombolysis, popliteal aneurysm resection, and revascularization. Although a significant body of literature exists on popliteal entrapment syndrome in teenagers and young adults, it has not been reported previously in a patient younger than 11 years. Limb salvage was achieved in this patient with a combination of endovascular and surgical techniques.
authors.affiliation: New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, 525 E. 68th Street, New York, NY 10025, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Bernheim
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Faries
authors.forename: Sashi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kilaru
authors.forename: Pricella
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Winchester
authors.forename: Albeir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mousa
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Trost
authors.forename: K Craig
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Kent
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013577:Syndrome; D016909:Tibial Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures