Sullivan Jillian, Bellas Nicholas, Thoens Jonathan, Gallagher James, Divinagracia Thomas
Department of Vascular Surgery, Hartford Hospital, UConn Health, Hartford, Conn.
University of Connecticut School of Medicine, UConn Health, Farmington, Conn.
J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2019 Mar 11;5(1):58-60. doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2018.11.008. eCollection 2019 Mar.
External iliac artery endofibrosis is a rare disease predominantly affecting young, elite male athletes. This case involves a 33-year-old female triathlete who presented initially with lower extremity claudication during training. After completing a triathlon 1 year later, the patient experienced acute-onset pain in both legs. Computed tomography angiography showed abrupt occlusion of the bilateral proximal external iliac arteries. The patient underwent a right and left external iliac artery reconstruction using the ipsilateral great saphenous vein and reported significant improvement of claudication symptoms. The case highlights a rare complication of acute bilateral arterial thrombosis.
髂外动脉内膜纤维化是一种罕见疾病,主要影响年轻的精英男性运动员。该病例涉及一名33岁的女性铁人三项运动员,她最初在训练期间出现下肢间歇性跛行。1年后完成铁人三项赛后,患者双腿出现急性疼痛。计算机断层扫描血管造影显示双侧髂外动脉近端突然闭塞。该患者接受了使用同侧大隐静脉的左右髂外动脉重建术,并报告间歇性跛行症状有显著改善。该病例突出了急性双侧动脉血栓形成的一种罕见并发症。