Bilateral popliteal artery entrapment syndrome: case report Síndrome do aprisionamento da artéria poplítea bilateral: relato de caso

Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome occurs due to an extrinsic compression of the popliteal vessels that results in vascular damage. It is one of the most frequent causes of intermittent claudication in young patients. The authors describe a case of bilateral syndrome by anomalous position of the g...

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Published in:	Jornal Vascular Brasileiro
Main Authors:	Fabricio Mascarenhas de Oliveira, Aline Cristine Barbosa Santos, Alexandre Mitoshi Takito, Edgard Bolanho, Regina de Faria Bittencourt da Costa, Nelson Fernandes Jr.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e de Cirurgia Vascular (SBACV) 2008-06-01
Subjects:	Artéria poplítea cirurgia síndrome do aprisionamento da artéria poplítea Popliteal artery surgery popliteal artery entrapment syndrome
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-54492008000200011