Open AccessLeriche Syndrome
Author(s) -
Sang Hoon Seol
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.121
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2075-5384
pISSN - 1997-9797
DOI - 10.3329/jom.v18i2.33696
Subject(s) - medicine , dyslipidemia , claudication , aortic bifurcation , erectile dysfunction , abdominal aorta , diabetes mellitus , cardiology , occlusion , aorta , surgery , vascular disease , arterial disease , obesity , endocrinology
Leriche syndrome is a thrombotic occlusion of abdominal aorta, extending both just above the site of aortic bifurcation and the common iliac arteries. Risk factors are hypertension, smoking, dyslipidemia, and diabetes. The symptoms include erectile dysfunction, bilateral claudication with ischemic pain. Surgical operation is usually recommended for the management.J MEDICINE July 2017; 18 (2) : 128-129