title: Bilateral popliteal artery entrapment syndrome with asynchronous onset.
abstract: Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome is recognized as a cause of lower leg claudication in patients younger than 50 years of age. We report a rare case of a patient with bilateral popliteal artery entrapment who presented with the same symptom 11 years after his first experience of popliteal artery entrapment syndrome. On both occasions, the surgery was performed in a similar manner and the patient was free from symptoms after the surgery. Since the diagnosis of popliteal artery entrapment syndrome is difficult, early detection of popliteal artery entrapment syndrome is important to prevent its progression.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe Rosai Hospital, Kobe, Japan. rryuma.0619@gmail.com
authors: Ryuma
authors: R
authors: Iwaki
authors: Nobutika
authors: N
authors: Ozaki
authors: Yosuke
authors: Y
authors: Tanaka
authors: Noboru
authors: N
authors: Wakita
mesh_terms: D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D004691:Endarterectomy; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency