Thrombosed popliteal aneurysm - first manifestation of bilateral popliteal entrapment syndrome

Int Angiol. 2010 Feb;29(1):83-6.

Abstract

Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome is a rare and underdiagnosed cause of claudication in the young adult. One of its rare and potentially limb threatening complications is aneurysmal degeneration. We present a case of a fifty years old man with a bilateral popliteal entrapment syndrome admitted with an acutely thrombosed aneurysm at the right inferior limb. An urgent bypass was required. The contralateral limb presented with a type III entrapment and an elective section of a musculotendinous structure was performed. This case suggests that an early diagnosis is mandatory to avoid a dramatic clinical outcome and to limit the surgical treatment to a myotomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm / diagnosis
  • Aneurysm / etiology*
  • Aneurysm / surgery
  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / complications*
  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / diagnosis
  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / surgery
  • Humans
  • Intermittent Claudication / etiology
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Popliteal Artery* / diagnostic imaging
  • Popliteal Artery* / surgery
  • Saphenous Vein / transplantation
  • Syndrome
  • Thrombectomy
  • Thrombosis / diagnosis
  • Thrombosis / etiology*
  • Thrombosis / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color