title: Osteochondromas: An Unusual Cause of Vascular Disease in Young Patients: 2 Clinical Cases.
abstract: Osteochondroma is the most common benign tumor of bones in young patients. It is an unusual cause of nonatherosclerotic peripheral arteriopathy. It is mostly detected in youth and, thus, diagnosis can be delayed since symptoms such as claudication can be confused with muscular cramps. In case of clinical suspicion of peripheral artery disease in the young, the presence of an exostosis should be suspected. We reported our experience of 2 young patients with limb ischemia due to ab extrinseco compression of popliteal artery. In both cases, surgical exeresis of a lower limb exostosis was performed. In the first case, bypass surgery was not required since arterial wall was not damaged. In the second case, an autologous inverted saphenous vein femoro popliteal bypass was performed.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Vascular Surgery, Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: Basso
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Parente
authors.affiliation: Unit of Vascular Surgery, Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy. Electronic address: beatrice.fiorucci@libero.it.
authors.forename: Beatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fiorucci
authors.affiliation: Unit of Vascular Surgery, Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: Gioele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Simonte
authors.affiliation: Unit of Vascular Surgery, Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: Deborah Maria
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Brambilla
authors.affiliation: Unit of Vascular Surgery, Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lenti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult