TY - JOUR
T1 - Spontaneous popliteal artery dissection
T2 - A case report and review of the literature
AU - Rabkin, D. G.
AU - Goldstein, D. J.
AU - Flores, R. M.
AU - Benvenisty, A. I.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - Spontaneous arterial dissection of a peripheral artery involving an extremity is a rare event. We report a case of atraumatic, nonaneurysmal dissection of the popliteal artery that occurred in a 62-year-old man who was admitted with progressive right lower-extremity claudication. Preoperative arteriography was suggestive of arterial dissection, and surgical treatment was undertaken before irreversible ischemia developed. Intraoperatively, a dissection of the popliteal artery was observed, and the patient underwent femoral-popliteal bypass grafting with the ipsilateral, greater saphenous vein and the popliteal artery was ligated distal to the dissection. Spontaneous dissection limited to the popliteal artery has not previously been reported in the literature. Successful management depends on consideration of the diagnosis, particularly when other, more common diseases have been excluded.
AB - Spontaneous arterial dissection of a peripheral artery involving an extremity is a rare event. We report a case of atraumatic, nonaneurysmal dissection of the popliteal artery that occurred in a 62-year-old man who was admitted with progressive right lower-extremity claudication. Preoperative arteriography was suggestive of arterial dissection, and surgical treatment was undertaken before irreversible ischemia developed. Intraoperatively, a dissection of the popliteal artery was observed, and the patient underwent femoral-popliteal bypass grafting with the ipsilateral, greater saphenous vein and the popliteal artery was ligated distal to the dissection. Spontaneous dissection limited to the popliteal artery has not previously been reported in the literature. Successful management depends on consideration of the diagnosis, particularly when other, more common diseases have been excluded.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0741-5214(99)70326-5
DO - 10.1016/S0741-5214(99)70326-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 10194508
AN - SCOPUS:0032930522
SN - 0741-5214
VL - 29
SP - 737
EP - 740
JO - Journal of Vascular Surgery
JF - Journal of Vascular Surgery
IS - 4
ER -