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  • Title: Thrombosed popliteal aneurysm - first manifestation of bilateral popliteal entrapment syndrome.
    Author: Ferreira J, Canedo A, Graça S, Braga S, Maia M, Brandão D, Monteiro P, Martins V, Brandão P, Vaz G.
    Journal: Int Angiol; 2010 Feb; 29(1):83-6. PubMed ID: 20224539.
    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.
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