Naoki Fujimura, Hideaki Obara, Arata Takahashi, Hiroaki Miyata, Akihiro Hosaka, Yukio Obitsu, Nobuya Zempo, Tetsuro Miyata, Nobuyoshi Azuma, Kimihiro Komori
OBJECTIVE: Surgical treatment is an established method for popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES), which, however, mainly derives from single centre experiences where PAES cases are centralised and treated periodically. This study evaluated clinical outcomes of surgical treatment for PAES in a clinical setting where PAES cases were not centralised. METHODS: Multicentre, retrospective cohort study using a national clinical registry. From a Japanese nationwide clinical registry, data for patients who underwent surgical treatment for PAES between 2013 and 2018, including 58 limbs from 41 institutes, were retrieved and evaluated...
September 2023: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery