title: Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome.
abstract: Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome is a rare but potentially limb threatening peripheral vascular disease occurring predominantly in young adults. We report a case of a 17-year-old boy who presented with intermittent claudication on the right side. Digital subtraction angiography revealed bilateral, focal narrowing of the popliteal arteries. Magnetic resonance imaging displayed compression of the arteries by the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscles. The mechanism, presentation, imaging findings, and management of this rare disease are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Başkent University School of Medicine Research and Training Hospital, Adana, Turkey, Turkey. ftercan@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Fahri
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tercan
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Oğuzkurt
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kizilkiliç
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yeniocak
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gülcan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013577:Syndrome