A rare case of type III popliteal artery entrapment syndrome causing popliteal pseudoaneurysm
Jinshou Yang,
Peng Liu,
Yingxin Xu,
Yan You,
Xiao Di,
Yuexin Chen
Affiliations
Jinshou Yang
Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
Peng Liu
Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Hebei Province, China
Yingxin Xu
Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
Yan You
Department of Pathology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
Xiao Di
Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China; Corresponding author. Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shuaifuyuan 1st, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China.
Yuexin Chen
Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China; Corresponding author. Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shuaifuyuan 1st, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, [email protected]
Here, we report the case of a 30-year-old male who presented with acute right calf muscle pain. Computed tomography angiography revealed a popliteal artery aneurysm in the midsection. Popliteal fossa muscle tissue evaluation revealed that the popliteal artery aneurysm was located beneath an anomalous muscle bundle. Thus, the patient was diagnosed with type III popliteal artery entrapment syndrome and treated surgically. The patient was asymptomatic at rest and during physical activity 4 months after surgery with unobstructed bloodstream in the right popliteal artery. Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome should be considered in young male patients with popliteal artery pseudoaneurysms without atherosclerosis, hereditary diseases, or infections and treated surgically.
