title: Acute Lower Extremity Ischemia due to the Popliteal Pseudoaneurysm in a 16-year-old Boy with Multiple Exostoses.
abstract: Osteochondromas or exostoses are the most common benign bone tumors. This is a case of a 16-year-old boy with multiple osteochondromatosis which caused the popliteal pseudoaneurysm and a subsequent distal embolism. Vascular complications, especially acute limb ischemia, caused by osteochondromas are very rare. This abnormality should be searched for when dealing with young patients with acute limb ischemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Henri Mondor Hospital, Créteil Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Banno
authors.forename: Rabih
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Houbballah
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Becquemin
keywords: multiple exostoses; pseudoaneurysm; vascular complications of exostosis