Popliteal entrapment syndrome

Gaines, Victor D.; Ramchandani, Parvati; Soulen, Renate L.

doi:10.1007/bf02552884

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“…The vessel may appear normal at rest but show a characteristic extrinsic indentation on the lateral wall when angiogram is done with the foot in active plantar flexion (1,2). Occasionally, the vessel may be totally occluded due to repeated trauma produced by the entrapping muscle (4). Diagnosis in such cases may have to be clinical, with confirmation at surgery.…”

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Demonstration of entrapment in a totally occluded popliteal artery-a case report

Gupta¹

2006

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging

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Demonstration of entrapment in a totally occluded popliteal artery-a case report

Gupta¹

2006

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging

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“…Noninvasive diagnostic studies, such as CT and Doppler US, have been used frequently in PAE syndrome in recent years [1,13]. Intra-arterial DSA has the disadvantage of being a relatively invasive technique, and it is also in-sufficient by itself in the evaluation of PAE syndrome, as it cannot show the nature of the tissue leading to occlusion of the artery.…”

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MR imaging and MR angiography in popliteal artery entrapment syndrome

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Popliteal artery entrapment (PAE) syndrome is an uncommon congenital anomaly seen in young adults causing ischemic symptoms in the lower extremities. It is the result of various types of anomalous relationships between the popliteal artery and the neighboring muscular structures. The purpose of this study was to define the role of MR imaging combined with MR angiography in the diagnosis of PAE cases. Four cases with segmental occlusion and medial displacement of popliteal artery in digital subtraction angiography (DSA) examinations were diagnosed as PAE syndrome by MR imaging and MR angiography. The DSA and MRA images are compared. All of the cases showed various degrees of abnormal intercondylar insertion of the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle. The MR images showed detailed anatomy of the region revealing the cause of the arterial entrapment. Subclassification of the cases were done and fat tissue filling the normal localization of the muscle was evaluated. The DSA and MRA images demonstrated the length and localization of the occluded segment and collateral vascular developments equally. It is concluded that angiographic evaluation alone in PAE syndrome might result in overlooking the underlying cause of the arterial occlusion, which in turn leads to unsuccessful therapy procedures such as balloon angioplasty. Magnetic resonance imaging combined with MR angiography demonstrates both the vascular anatomy and the variations in the muscular structures in the popliteal fossa successfully, and this combination seems to be the most effective way of evaluating young adults with ischemic symptoms suggesting PAE syndrome.

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“…Typically a young patient presents with intermittent claudication. (Gaines et al, 1985;Williams et al, 1986). Although entrapment of the popliteal artery may be present in up to 3.5% of individuals (Gibson et al, 1977), clinical diagnosis is uncommon and successive papers have shown that this syndrome causes stenosis or occlusion of the popliteal artery with a frequency not exceeding 1% (Hamming and Vint, 1985;Represa et al, 1986).…”

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Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome

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Popliteal artery entrapment is an unusual cause of intermittent claudication in young people. Despite increasing interest since the paper by (Hamming: Angiology 10:369–371, 1959) one may still fail to ascribe exercise‐induced leg pain to this syndrome. It may be confused with a chronic posterior crural compartment syndrome or spinal stenosis. In this article two cases, occurring in young athletes who required reconstructive surgery, are presented.

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Popliteal entrapment syndrome

Cited by 5 publications

References 8 publications

Demonstration of entrapment in a totally occluded popliteal artery-a case report

Demonstration of entrapment in a totally occluded popliteal artery-a case report

MR imaging and MR angiography in popliteal artery entrapment syndrome

Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome

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