Endovascular treatment of cystic adventitial disease of the popliteal artery

Ann Vasc Surg. 2013 Nov;27(8):1185.e1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2013.01.005. Epub 2013 Aug 15.

Abstract

Cystic adventitial disease of the popliteal artery is an uncommon cause of intermittent claudication in young patients. Several treatment options are available, oriented to either drainage of the cyst and/or arterial reconstruction. Endovascular techniques have been used in exceptional cases to treat this condition, mostly balloon angioplasty and only 2 cases of stenting, with mixed to poor results. We report the case of a 36-year-old female patient with claudication who was treated with primary stenting with long-term symptomatic relief and arterial patency.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Adventitia* / diagnostic imaging
  • Angiography, Digital Subtraction
  • Angioplasty* / instrumentation
  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / diagnosis
  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / physiopathology
  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / therapy*
  • Constriction, Pathologic
  • Cysts / diagnosis
  • Cysts / therapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intermittent Claudication / physiopathology
  • Intermittent Claudication / therapy*
  • Popliteal Artery* / diagnostic imaging
  • Popliteal Artery* / physiopathology
  • Stents
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex
  • Vascular Patency