![]() ![]() Further work-up by means of contrast-enhanced MR-A and conventional DSA confirmed a moderate stenosis of the popliteal artery compatible with focal dissection and excluded other causes such as popliteal artery entrapment syndrome. ![]() The diagnosis was primarily made by high-resolution duplex ultrasound that revealed a dissection flap (length: 15.5 mm thickness: 0.4 mm) together with the partially thrombosed false lumen at the dorsal wall of the left popliteal artery (degree of local diameter reduction: 56%). We report a case of a spontaneous dissection of a nonaneurysmal popliteal artery in an otherwise healthy 36-year-old man that came to clinical attention as an acute blue toe syndrome. Spontaneous arterial dissection in peripheral arteries of the extremities is an extremely rare event. Kügler, C F A Poser, M Mosel, F Ruehm, S Rudofsky, G Spontaneous dissection of the popliteal artery in a young man. ![]()
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