title: Adventitial cystic disease of the popliteal artery.
abstract: We describe a patient with adventitial cystic disease of the popliteal artery with intermittent claudication involving the right calf during exercise. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) revealed a cystic lesion that encircled and compressed the popliteal artery. Resection of the cyst involving a segment of the affected popliteal artery and interposing an autologous vein graft resolved the symptoms, and the postoperative course was uneventful. The cyst was histologically similar to a ganglion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hachinohe City Hospital, Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan.
authors.forename: Shun-Ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawarai
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukasawa
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawahara
keywords: autologous vein graft; ganglion; intermittent claudication
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