A rare cause of intermittent claudication: recurrence of popliteal artery entrapment syndrome in a 16-years-old boy

Güven Tekbaş,

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.4756

Güven Tekbaş¹, Hatice Gümüş¹, Faysal Ekici¹, Selvi Kelekçi², Celal Yavuz³, Aslan Bilici¹

¹Department of Radiology, Medicine Faculty of Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey
²Department of Pediatrics, Medicine Faculty of Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey
³Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medicine Faculty of Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.4756

Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES) is a rare clinical entity which is predominantly seen in young athletic men. The primary symptom of PAES is intermittent claudication. Surgery is the primary treatment of choice. After surgery in adolescence period particularly, these patients should be monitored closely because of risk of recurrence.

Keywords : Claudication; entrapment syndrome; nonatherosclerotic vascular disease; popliteal artery; stenosis

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