Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome secondary to a femoral osteochondroma.
Journal
La Tunisie medicale
ISSN: 2724-7031
Titre abrégé: Tunis Med
Pays: Tunisia
ID NLM: 0413766
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2020
Dec 2020
Historique:
entrez:
22
1
2021
pubmed:
23
1
2021
medline:
12
10
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Osteochondromas (or exostoses) are the most common benign tumors of the bone. Vascular complications of these tumors are rare but have been increasingly reported in recent literature. Throughout an unusual case report of popliteal artery entrapment syndrome secondary to a femoral osteochondroma, we highlight the necessity of thorough clinical and radiological examinations as well as meticulous and prompt surgical resection. A 27-year-old male patient, who had been diagnosed with multiple osteochondromas and had never been operated on, presented with a one-year history of exercise-induced left calf pain, paresthesias of the left leg and pallor in cold weather. After radiographic and Computed Tomography angiographic evaluation, we diagnosed distal femur osteochondroma associated with an arterial compression of the left popliteal artery. A surgical treatment of all lesions was performed. No operative complications occurred. The pain was relieved. Good postoperative results have been noticed. Popliteal aretery entrapment syndrome may be caused by solitary or multiple osteochondromas around the knee. Therefore, prophylactic resection of exostoses in the surrounding area of a vessel should be performed. Moreover, the orthopedic surgeon should consider and prevent vascular complications during surgical resection of knee osteochondromas.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Osteochondromas (or exostoses) are the most common benign tumors of the bone. Vascular complications of these tumors are rare but have been increasingly reported in recent literature.
AIM
OBJECTIVE
Throughout an unusual case report of popliteal artery entrapment syndrome secondary to a femoral osteochondroma, we highlight the necessity of thorough clinical and radiological examinations as well as meticulous and prompt surgical resection.
CASE REPORT
METHODS
A 27-year-old male patient, who had been diagnosed with multiple osteochondromas and had never been operated on, presented with a one-year history of exercise-induced left calf pain, paresthesias of the left leg and pallor in cold weather. After radiographic and Computed Tomography angiographic evaluation, we diagnosed distal femur osteochondroma associated with an arterial compression of the left popliteal artery. A surgical treatment of all lesions was performed. No operative complications occurred. The pain was relieved. Good postoperative results have been noticed.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Popliteal aretery entrapment syndrome may be caused by solitary or multiple osteochondromas around the knee. Therefore, prophylactic resection of exostoses in the surrounding area of a vessel should be performed. Moreover, the orthopedic surgeon should consider and prevent vascular complications during surgical resection of knee osteochondromas.
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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