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| Fig.
1 |
A:
Preoperative angiogram revealed stenosis of the popliteal
artery.
B: Preoperative MRI showed popliteal artery occlusion
and fluid collection spreading between the calf muscles.
C: Preoperative CT revealed that the popliteal artery
was slightly dilated and empressed by the low density
area. |
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| Fig.
2 |
A:
Operative findings; The left popliteal artery was pulsated
slightly and palpated stiffness with very slight dilatation.
B: The resected popliteal artery was 5cm long and 11mm
in diameter. The arterial lumen was filled with fresh
thrombus and the clefts were located at media and adventitia
semicircumferentially.
C: Postoperarive angiogram showed no abnormal findings. |
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| Fig.
3 |
A:
The arterilal lumen was filled with fresh thrombosis
and the adventitia was thickened.
Pathological findings. A lot of clefts was located at
the adventitia without inflammation and mucoid deposition.
Some clefts had hematoma with medial thinning. (A: low-power
elastica van Gieson stain, B: low-power elastica van
Gieson stain, C: high-power Hematoxylin & Eosin
stain, D: high-power Hematoxylin & Eosin stain) |
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