EMBOLIC TYPE OF POPLITEAL ENTRAPMENT SYNDROME - CASE-REPORT AND LITERATURE-REVIEW

A case of popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES) with distal embo lization is reported in a twenty-two-year-old man. PAES is caused by a n abnormal relationship between vessels and muscle within the poplitea l fossa. This syndrome is increasingly described as a cause of lower l imb ischemia. Approximately 300 cases have been reported in the world literature. However, distal embolization to the leg and foot vessels i s not emphasized. Also presented is a review of 7 other cases with dis tal embolization found in the literature.