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Vascular Medicine, Vol. 13, No. 1, 37-39 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1358863X07085109
© 2008 SAGE Publications

case-report

Isolated popliteal vein entrapment by the popliteus muscle: a case report

Timothy Misselbeck

Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

Dale Dangleben

Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

Victor Celani

Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

Abstract

Isolated popliteal vein entrapment is a very rare occurrence. We present a case of a young man who developed isolated popliteal venous entrapment resulting from extrinsic compression by the popliteus muscle soon after initiating an exercise program.

Key Words: compression • isolated popliteal vein entrapment • popliteus muscle • venogram


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