Absence of Clinical and Hemodynamic Consequences due to Posterior Tibial Artery Congenital Aplasia
The exact knowledge of popliteal artery and its branches’ anatomic variations is important for the clinical practice of angiology, vascular surgery, and interventional procedures. Congenital absence of the artery leads, in some cases, to early malformations of the extremity in the childhood; however...
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| description | The exact knowledge of popliteal artery and its branches’ anatomic variations is important for the clinical practice of angiology, vascular surgery, and interventional procedures. Congenital absence of the artery leads, in some cases, to early malformations of the extremity in the childhood; however, it may also remain asymptomatic. We present an unusual case of a 76-year-old male patient complaining of paraesthesia in both limbs and bilateral aplasia of posterior tibial artery (PTA). Physical examination, ankle-brachial indexes, before and after exercise, arterial duplex scan, and magnetic resonance arteriography were performed. Arterial pulses for PTA at the level of the ankle were normal; arterial duplex study showed biphasic arterial flow at the level of the ankle. Color duplex ultrasound as well as magnetic resonance arteriography revealed the absence of the PTA in both limbs. The vascularization of the fibula was bilaterally normal. The patient underwent also neurological examination and electromyography, which were normal. The evaluation of the possible clinical signs and symptoms and the hemodynamic consequences of this condition are further discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5633edb468be4bdfa691dd70d91ecb172025-08-20T03:20:20ZengWileyCase Reports in Vascular Medicine2090-69862090-69942015-01-01201510.1155/2015/821094821094Absence of Clinical and Hemodynamic Consequences due to Posterior Tibial Artery Congenital AplasiaGeorgios Karaolanis0George Galyfos1Evridiki Karanikola2Viktoria Varvara Palla3Konstantinos Filis41st Department of Surgery, Vascular Surgery Unit, Laikon General Hospital, Medical School of Athens, Athens, GreeceDivision of Vascular Surgery, 1st Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, University of Athens Medical School, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, GreeceDivision of Vascular Surgery, 1st Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, University of Athens Medical School, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece1st Department of Surgery, Vascular Surgery Unit, Laikon General Hospital, Medical School of Athens, Athens, Greece1st Department of Surgery, Vascular Surgery Unit, Laikon General Hospital, Medical School of Athens, Athens, GreeceThe exact knowledge of popliteal artery and its branches’ anatomic variations is important for the clinical practice of angiology, vascular surgery, and interventional procedures. Congenital absence of the artery leads, in some cases, to early malformations of the extremity in the childhood; however, it may also remain asymptomatic. We present an unusual case of a 76-year-old male patient complaining of paraesthesia in both limbs and bilateral aplasia of posterior tibial artery (PTA). Physical examination, ankle-brachial indexes, before and after exercise, arterial duplex scan, and magnetic resonance arteriography were performed. Arterial pulses for PTA at the level of the ankle were normal; arterial duplex study showed biphasic arterial flow at the level of the ankle. Color duplex ultrasound as well as magnetic resonance arteriography revealed the absence of the PTA in both limbs. The vascularization of the fibula was bilaterally normal. The patient underwent also neurological examination and electromyography, which were normal. The evaluation of the possible clinical signs and symptoms and the hemodynamic consequences of this condition are further discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/821094 |
| spellingShingle | Georgios Karaolanis George Galyfos Evridiki Karanikola Viktoria Varvara Palla Konstantinos Filis Absence of Clinical and Hemodynamic Consequences due to Posterior Tibial Artery Congenital Aplasia Case Reports in Vascular Medicine |
| title | Absence of Clinical and Hemodynamic Consequences due to Posterior Tibial Artery Congenital Aplasia |
| title_full | Absence of Clinical and Hemodynamic Consequences due to Posterior Tibial Artery Congenital Aplasia |
| title_fullStr | Absence of Clinical and Hemodynamic Consequences due to Posterior Tibial Artery Congenital Aplasia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Absence of Clinical and Hemodynamic Consequences due to Posterior Tibial Artery Congenital Aplasia |
| title_short | Absence of Clinical and Hemodynamic Consequences due to Posterior Tibial Artery Congenital Aplasia |
| title_sort | absence of clinical and hemodynamic consequences due to posterior tibial artery congenital aplasia |
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