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Cystic Degeneration of the Popliteal Artery
Author(s) -
Shan Robert
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1971.tb04075.x
Subject(s) - medicine , popliteal artery , thrombosis , degeneration (medical) , lesion , claudication , surgery , cyst , intermittent claudication , vein , pathology , vascular disease , arterial disease
Cystic degeneration of the poplitcal is a rare cause of intermittent claudication, most commonly affecting young adult males. The cyst is primarily adventitial, but medial necrosis, intimal damage and thrombosis may eventually occur. Evacuation of the cyst with partial excision of the wall constitutes adequate treatment of an early lesion, but in more advanced lesions, as in the case described, patch graft or replacement vein graft is required .