Peripheral Arterial Occlusion in Young Adult: 2 cases
- Author:
Jin Jo KIM
1
;
In Sung MOON
;
Jang Sang PARK
;
Seung Nam KIM
;
Yong Bok KOH
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Peripheral arterial occlusion;
Young Adult
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Arterial Occlusive Diseases;
Arteries;
Atherosclerosis;
Humans;
Male;
Popliteal Artery;
Thromboangiitis Obliterans;
Vasculitis;
Young Adult
- From:Journal of the Korean Society for Vascular Surgery
1997;13(1):111-116
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Most of the peripheral arterial occlusive disease are known to develop in old age group and the most cases are atherosclerosis. Even Buerger's disease, Behcet's disease and Takayasu's disease, which occur relatively in younger age group than artherosclerotic arterial occlusive disease are very rare under the age of 20. Recently, we had experienced 2 cases of peripheral arterial occlusive disease in 18-year-old and 16-year-old young men. One case is diagnosed as Behcet's vasculitis involving iliac and popliteal artery and the other is seemed to be Buerger's disease involving distal femoral, posterior tibial and peroneal artery. Here, we report 2 cases with good results, which were treated with aggressive bypass surgery with review of the literature.
