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Painful leg and missing pulses: a case report
C W M Chan, J I Wilson, A Myatt, P N Roberts
Department of
Surgery, Walsgrave Hospitals NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry
CV2 2DX, UK
Correspondence to: Mr Roberts
Accepted 9
June 2000
Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES) is a rare but
potentially limb threatening anatomical anomaly occurring predominantly in young adults. We report a case of a 14 year old boy who presented with limb threatening ischaemia requiring urgent surgery. The pathology, presentation, and management are discussed.
Keywords: popliteal artery entrapment syndrome; acute limb ischaemia
© 2000 by Archives of Disease in Childhood
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