J Korean Soc Vasc Surg.
2001 Nov;17(2):286-290.
Bilateral Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome: A case report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Surgery, Kangbuk Samaung Hospital, Sung-Kyun-Kwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Although the popliteal arterial entrapment syndrome is rare, it is important disease of the arterial insufficiency in younger patients. This 24 years old male patient had complained of calf pain in walking and exercise from 3~4 months ago. The symptom of left extremity was severe during exercises, but that of right was unremarkable. The operation of this case composed of myomectomy of medial head of left gastrocnemius m. and interposition graft with left lesser saphenous vein. Asymptomatic, right extremitiy was left without operation.
