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ArticleJournal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques2026

Popliteal cystic adventitial disease unmasked by intravascular ultrasound.

Natasha Hasemaki, Michael Lichtenberg, Konstantinos Stavroulakis

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Article in Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Natasha HasemakiDepartment of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Michael LichtenbergAngiology Department, Klinikum Hochsauerland, Arnsberg, Germany.
Konstantinos StavroulakisDepartment of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.

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Abstract

Cystic adventitial disease (CAD) of the popliteal artery is a rare, nonatherosclerotic cause of intermittent claudication that often mimics peripheral arterial disease, leading to misdiagnosis. We report a 60-year-old man with progressive claudication and duplex evidence of popliteal occlusion. After lesion crossing, intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) revealed a cystic intramural lesion consistent with CAD, prompting surgical repair with complete symptom resolution. A focused literature review identified five IVUS-diagnosed cases, predominantly in middle-aged men. Conventional imaging frequently failed to establish the diagnosis. IVUS reliably identified CAD and guided appropriate management when standard imaging was inconclusive.

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Cystic adventitial diseaseIntravascular ultrasoundPopliteal artery

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PMID42255369
PMCPMC13234587

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