title: Cystic adventitial disease of the popliteal artery: an infrequent cause of intermittent claudication.
abstract: Intermittent claudication is frequently associated with atherosclerotic disease, but differential diagnosis must be sought in patients with no traditional risk factors. Cystic adventitial disease, of unknown etiology, most frequently affects the popliteal artery, and occasionally presents as intermittent claudication. We report a case of this disease and the surgical treatment, and discuss some aspects related to etiopathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of this condition.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kauffman
authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuzniec
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Assistência Médica ao Servidor Público Estadual "Francisco Morato de Oliveira", São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sacilotto
authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marcelo Passos
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Teivelis
authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Nelson
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wolosker
authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Adriano
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tachibana
mesh_terms: D063194:Adventitia / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D058729:Peripheral Arterial Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011151:Popliteal Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery