Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
Gewählte Publikation:
Brodmann, M; Stark, G; Pabst, E; Seinost, G; Schweiger, W; Szolar, D; Pilger, E.
Cystic adventitial degeneration of the popliteal artery-the diagnostic value of duplex sonography.
Eur J Radiol. 2001; 38(3):209-212
Doi: 10.1016%2FS0720-048X%2800%2900302-8
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- Führende Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Brodmann Marianne
- Co-Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Pilger Ernst
- Seinost Gerald
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- Abstract:
- Cystical adventitial degeneration of the popliteal artery is a disorder which is difficult to diagnose, due to the similarity of the symptoms of people presenting with peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) or popliteal entrapment syndrome. The only thing that differs from patients suffering from PAOD is the lack of typical risk factors for arteriosclerosis. Typical diagnostic procedures like conventional angiography or magnetic resonance Imaging angiography can be negative, too and therefore misleading. The only which is crucial in the diagnosis of cystic adventitial degeneration of the popliteal artery is to know the morphological background of this disorder, namely that it is a cyst of the adventitia of the artery which leads to a dynamic exercise-dependent flow inhibition. We present a 57-year old white male who had a week's history of intermittent claudication in his left calf. He was lacking of typical risk factors for arteriosclerosis and on first examination all pulses in both lower extremities were palpable and Doppler index on both legs was >1. Only duplexsonography revealed a cystic formation impressing the left popliteal artery in the hight of the rift in the popliteal joint.
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- Arterial Occlusive Diseases - pathology
- Cysts - pathology
- Diagnosis, Differential - pathology
- Humans - pathology
- Magnetic Resonance Angiography - pathology
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging - pathology
- Male - pathology
- Middle Aged - pathology
- Popliteal Artery - pathology
- Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex - pathology
- Find related publications in this database (Keywords)
- cystic adventitial degeneration
- popliteal artery
- duplexsonography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- angiography