[A patient with popliteal artery entrapment syndrome and with infectious endocarditis (a case review)].
Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome is severe problem of young, athletic men, at the age of 20-40. The syndrome releases compression of popliteal artery by medial part of the gastrocnemius muscle. It can be hereditary, or disruption of muscles tentacle. The traumatisation of vessels wall may cause stenosis, obturation or aneurysm.
Pobehová
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Klinika cievnej chirurgie LF UPJS a VUOSCH, a.s., Kosice, Slovenská republika. jana.pastvova@post.cz
Frankovicová
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Sabol
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D000328:Adult; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011150:Popliteal Artery