Episodic intermittent claudication associated with a Baker's cyst.

Autor: Prichard AJ; Department of Surgery, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, U.K., Gilliland EL, Lewis JD
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: European journal of vascular surgery [Eur J Vasc Surg] 1990 Oct; Vol. 4 (5), pp. 543-5.
DOI: 10.1016/s0950-821x(05)80800-x
Abstrakt: Baker first described synovial cysts in the leg in connection with diseases of the knee joint. Whilst the majority are asymptomatic, some present as a localised swelling behind the knee, and others either compress the popliteal vein or rupture and can be misdiagnosed as deep vein thrombosis; transmitted pulsation through the cyst can suggest the presence of a popliteal aneurysm. This paper documents a case of intermittent claudication of the lower limb secondary to compression of the popliteal artery by a Baker's cyst.
Databáze: MEDLINE