Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 24, Issue 8 , Pages 1135.e1-1135.e3, November 2010

Endovascular Stenting for Popliteal Vascular Entrapment Is Not Recommended

  • Luca di Marzo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery P. Valdoni, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Luca di Marzo, Department of Surgery Pietro Valdoni, Sapienza University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I, Viale del Policlinico 155; 00161 Rome, Italy
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  • Antonino Cavallaro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery P. Valdoni, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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  • Sean D. O'Donnell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, Disctrict of Columbia
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  • Hiroshi Shigematsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Lewis J. Levien

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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  • Norman M. Rich

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland
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  • Popliteal Vascular Entrapment FORUM

published online 27 August 2010.

Endovascular techniques are often applied, but they have occasionally been reported in the treatment of popliteal vascular entrapment (PVE). A case of bilateral PVE is presented with an acute occlusion of the right popliteal artery. This was twice unsuccessfully treated with arterial recanalization and stenting at another Institution. The patient required an arterial reconstruction with his reversed saphenous vein, in addition to resection of the medial gastrocnemius muscle laterally inserted on his right limb. The left limb was treated with a simple myotomy. Recanalization and stenting is not recommended for PVE treatment.

 

 Popliteal Vascular Entrapment FORUM comprises of Luca di Marzo, Antonino Cavallaro, Sean D O'Donnell, Hiroshi Shigematsu, Lewis J Levien, and Norman M Rich.

PII: S0890-5096(10)00157-3

doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2010.03.010

Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 24, Issue 8 , Pages 1135.e1-1135.e3, November 2010

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