TY - JOUR
T1 - A Popliteal Cyst Responsible for Acute Lower Limb Ischemia
AU - Kuntz, Salomé
AU - Lejay, Anne
AU - Rouby, Anne Florence
AU - Georg, Yannick
AU - Thaveau, Fabien
AU - Chakfé, Nabil
PY - 2019/10
Y1 - 2019/10
N2 - We report the case of a 68-year-old man complaining of sudden intermittent claudication of the left limb. The patient was rapidly diagnosed with duplex ultrasound (DUS), computed tomography angiography, and magnetic resonance angiography as having a popliteal cyst (PC) compressing the popliteal artery, responsible for intermittent claudication. The patient underwent DUS-guided PC aspiration allowing symptoms resolution. However, he presented 3 recurrent ischemic syndromes from brutal claudication to more severe ischemia in a 3-month period, with increasing severity of the symptoms, treated with 3 DUS-guided PC aspirations. An extensive work-up excluded an atherosclerotic etiology. Consequently, due to increasing severity and quick recurrence of the symptoms and given the underlying knee osteoarthritis, the patient underwent radical treatment and got a total knee prosthetic replacement. One year later, follow-up was uneventful.
AB - We report the case of a 68-year-old man complaining of sudden intermittent claudication of the left limb. The patient was rapidly diagnosed with duplex ultrasound (DUS), computed tomography angiography, and magnetic resonance angiography as having a popliteal cyst (PC) compressing the popliteal artery, responsible for intermittent claudication. The patient underwent DUS-guided PC aspiration allowing symptoms resolution. However, he presented 3 recurrent ischemic syndromes from brutal claudication to more severe ischemia in a 3-month period, with increasing severity of the symptoms, treated with 3 DUS-guided PC aspirations. An extensive work-up excluded an atherosclerotic etiology. Consequently, due to increasing severity and quick recurrence of the symptoms and given the underlying knee osteoarthritis, the patient underwent radical treatment and got a total knee prosthetic replacement. One year later, follow-up was uneventful.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.avsg.2019.03.029
DO - 10.1016/j.avsg.2019.03.029
M3 - Article
C2 - 31200062
AN - SCOPUS:85068470501
VL - 60
SP - 479.e11-479.e15
JO - Annals of Vascular Surgery
JF - Annals of Vascular Surgery
SN - 0890-5096
ER -