Popliteal vascular entrapment syndrome caused by a rare anomalous slip of the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle.
Popliteal vascular entrapment syndrome can result in calf claudication, aneurysm formation, distal arterial emboli, or popliteal vessel thrombosis. The most commonly reported causes of this syndrome have been anomalies of the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle as it relates to the course of the popliteal artery. We report two cases of rare anomalous slips of the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle causing popliteal vascular entrapment syndrome.
Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, 13400 East Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale, AZ 85253, USA. liu.patrick@mayo.edu
Patrick T
PT
Liu
Adrian C
AC
Moyer
Eric A
EA
Huettl
Richard J
RJ
Fowl
William M
WM
Stone
D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction / Q000379:methods; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011152:Popliteal Vein / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D035583:Rare Diseases; D013577:Syndrome; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014859:Warfarin / Q000008:administration & dosage
D000925:Anticoagulants; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D014859:Warfarin; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator