Clinical presentation depends on the degree of arterial lesion, the most common being intermittent claudication, with critical ischemia being frequent. Occasionally, it may present as acute ischaemia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Lower Extremity Pain

  Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES) is a rare condition that should be suspected in a young patient with exertional lower extremity pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  The etiology of lower extremity pain in the younger population (under 40) at rest or with exercise is overwhelmingly a result of musclo sketal disorders. [miamivascular.com]

• Vascular Disease

  Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome is a rare but potentially limb threatening peripheral vascular disease occurring predominantly in young adults. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Popliteal Bruit

  Physical examination may reveal tenderness over the medial head of the gastrocnemius ( 10 ), a popliteal bruit accentuated by forceful active ankle plantarflexion ( 15 ), or the absence of distal pulses with plantarflexion ( 17 ) but is quite often normal [journals.lww.com]

• Weak Pulse

  Physical examination and Doppler imaging revealed a weak pulse at the posterior tibial artery and no pulse at dorsalis pedis and anterior tibial arteries. The patient was further evaluated with multidetector computed tomography angiography (MDCTA). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  During the physical examination, the right dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial arteries showed very weak pulse. ABI of the lower left extremity was normal (0.9). [file.scirp.org]

• Lower Leg Pain

  On questioning, he admitted to having chronic lower leg pain. He was diagnosed with PAES in both legs and he was emergently treated with an arterial bypass procedure in the left one. He had no postoperative complications. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  Differential Diagnosis The differential diagnosis of recurrent lower leg pain in an athlete is a lengthy one. [journals.lww.com]

• Calf Pain

  This patient had a classic history of calf pain that worsened with walking and was relieved by rest, running, or bicycle riding. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  Title Young athlete with bilateral exertional calf pain Recommended Citation Dunbar S, Englund J. Young athlete with bilateral exertional calf pain. J Patient-Centered Res Rev. 2014;1:50. [digitalrepository.aurorahealthcare.org]

  […] and other pain syndromes of the leg. [eorif.com]

  Due to an abnormal course of the popliteal artery and the calf muscle group, the artery can be compressed and reduce blood flow. The consequence of reduced flow from calf contraction is immediate and leads to cramping and calf pain during exercise. [hopkinsmedicine.org]

• Hypertrophy of Calf Muscles

  hypertrophy of calf muscles. [boneandspine.com]

• Muscle Swelling

  swelling disrupting venous outflow Dynamic compression of popliteal artery (or aberrant course of artery) [healio.com]

• Suggestibility

  These cases suggest that an early diagnosis is mandatory to avoid a dramatic clinical outcome and to limit the surgical treatment to a myotomy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  Some authors suggest that this condition is more common in elite or high level athletes [ 10 ] although more recent studies suggest this is not the case, with untrained or sedentary individuals also able to demonstrate popliteal artery occlusion with [omicsonline.org]

A full clinical workup was performed on the patient, revealing noncontributory family history, normal laboratory analysis and an inconclusive MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) showing no pathology to explain the clinical symptoms. [miamivascular.com]

Sounds like your surgeon is doing appropriate workup. Good luck. denial - it's not just a river in Egypt Thanks for your reply! [forum.slowtwitch.com]

Differential diagnoses in the workup of exercise-induced leg pain should include musculotendinous injury, exertional compartment syndrome, popliteal artery entrapment syndrome, medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS) and stress fracture. [podiatrytoday.com]

Additional workup, including compartment pressure measurements at rest and after exercise, completed prior to her presentation to the authors' office had negative results for exertional compartment syndrome. [healio.com]

Femoral embolectomy does not have any aid to treatment. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Follow-up in all patients at long term showed good prognosis. All of the patients were able to take up their previous physical activities without sequelae. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The etiology of lower extremity pain in the younger population (under 40) at rest or with exercise is overwhelmingly a result of musclo sketal disorders. [miamivascular.com]

[…] encounter see all Popliteal artery ICD-10 codes A- initial encounter D- subsequent encounter S- sequela Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome ICD-9 904.4 Injury to blood vessels of lower extremity; popliteal blood vessels Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Etiology [eorif.com]

The etiology of this syndrome is related to anatomical variations determining an altered relationship between popliteal artery and the surrounding structures. [fupress.net]

Exercise-induced leg pain can be related to a number of etiologies, some more elusive than others. [podiatrytoday.com]

Purpose: To evaluate the etiology and work-up of calf pain and intermittent claudication in a young athlete. In this case, the working diagnosis of popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES) proved to be wrong. [digitalrepository.aurorahealthcare.org]

Popliteal artery ICD-10 codes A- initial encounter D- subsequent encounter S- sequela Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome ICD-9 904.4 Injury to blood vessels of lower extremity; popliteal blood vessels Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Etiology / Epidemiology [eorif.com]

[…] gastrocnemius), medial tibia stress syndrome, fibular and tibial stress fractures, fascial defects, nerve entrapment syndrome, vascular claudication (atherosclerotic or popliteal artery entrapment syndrome) and referred pain from lumbar disc herniation. [3] Epidemiology [en.wikipedia.org]

Keywords Popliteal artery; Claudication; Anatomic variation; Pathophysiology Introduction Exertional leg pain is a cause of significant morbidity and limitation of activity to athletes and those who exercise. [omicsonline.org]

All types of PAES have the same pathophysiology. Repetitive arterial compression by surrounding structures causes progressive vascular injury. Bilateral PAES is reported in about 30% of cases. [e-sciencecentral.org]

Pathophysiology Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome usually occurs in younger patients who are healthier and more active than average for their age group, usually sportsmen requiring repeated sudden and forceful contraction of the calf which leads to [boneandspine.com]

[…] findings Fullness of legs after activity, normal results on pulse examination Foot coldness, absent pulses in later stages Diagnostic studies Abnormal compartment pressure measurements after exercise Dynamic ultrasound and magnetic resonance angiogram Pathophysiology [healio.com]

The mainstay of treatment is prevention of PA fibrosis because if left untreated, the syndrome leads to irreversible damage to the PA with thrombosis and limb ischemia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]