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ENTRAPMENT OF POPLITEAL ARTERY AND VEIN
Author(s) -
Sieunarine K.,
Prendergast F. J.,
Paton R.,
Goodman M. A.,
Ibach E. G.
Publication year - 1990
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.1445-2197.1990.tb07421.x
Subject(s) - entrapment , medicine , popliteal artery , popliteal vein , vein , incidence (geometry) , surgery , radiology , deep vein , thrombosis , physics , optics
Entrapment of the popliteal vessels is reported to be rare. Lack of knowledge of this entity may result in a low reported incidence. To help wider appreciation and early recognition of this condition, we report five cases of popliteal vessel entrapment and discuss the associated features.