Adventitial Cystic Disease of the Popliteal Artery

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...

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Published inAnnals of Vascular Diseases Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 190 - 193
Main Authors Kawarai, Shun-ichi, Fukasawa, Manabu, Kawahara, Yu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan The Editorial Committee of Annals of Vascular Diseases 01.01.2012
Subjects
autologous vein graft
Case Report
ganglion
intermittent claudication
autologous vein graft
intermittent claudication
ganglion
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Summary: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.
Bibliography:E-mail: shun_z_kawa@hospital.hachinohe.aomori.jp
ISSN:1881-641X
1881-6428
DOI:10.3400/avd.cr.11.00069