Abraham P, Chevalier J M, Saumet J L
Laboratoire d'Explorations Vasculaires et de Medicine du Sport, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France.
J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 1997 Dec;37(4):297-300.
External iliac artery endofibrosis is a rare disease affecting mainly highly trained cyclists. As the disease has only recently been described, the long term spontaneous evolution of external iliac artery endofibrosis is not known. We report a suspected case of forty-year spontaneous evolution of endofibrosis in a former competition cyclist. The results of this isolated original report suggest, as we intuitively presumed, that the lesions may stabilise when intensive training is stopped. Therefore, when no symptoms are noted on usual daily activity or submaximal exercise, surgery should not be performed. Surgery should only be considered, at the request of the subjects to allow them to continue competing.
髂外动脉内膜纤维化是一种罕见疾病，主要影响训练有素的自行车运动员。由于这种疾病最近才被描述，髂外动脉内膜纤维化的长期自然演变尚不清楚。我们报告了一例前职业自行车运动员内膜纤维化长达40年自然演变的疑似病例。这份单独的原始报告结果表明，正如我们直观推测的那样，当停止高强度训练时，病变可能会稳定下来。因此，当日常活动或次最大运动未出现症状时，不应进行手术。只有应患者要求，为使其能够继续参赛时，才应考虑手术。
