POPLITEAL ARTERY ENTRAPMENT SYNDROME - A CASE OF AN 11-YEAR OLD BOY

The popliteal entrapment syndrome arises due to a compression of the p opliteal artery by tendomuscular structures often combined with an ano mal position of the artery. Mostly young men are complaining of this d isease. We report about an eleven-year old boy, who had an interview w ith us because of acute ischaemic symptoms in the left shank. We ensur ed a popliteal entrapment syndrome type I by Kogel. By a dorsal approa ch to the fossa poplitea we performed the myotomy and the restoration of the artery into the normal position. Eight month postoperative the boy is without any complaint. In doppler-scan we record an normal arte rial flow.