Endurance Athletes with Intermittent Claudication Caused by Iliac Artery Stenosis Treated by Endarterectomy with Vein Patch - Short- and Mid-term Results

01 april 2012 Introduction: Endurance athletes may suffer from intermittent claudication. A subgroup of 16% has severe iliac artery stenosis due to endofibrosis. In this study we report the short- and mid-term results of endarterectomy with venous patching....

Histopathological comparison between endofibrosis of the high-performance cyclist and atherosclerosis in the external iliac artery

01 december 2008 Introduction: High performance athletes, predominantly professional cyclists, can develop symptomatic arterial flow restriction in one or both legs during exercise. The ischemic symptoms are caused by endofibrosis and/or kinking of the external iliac...

Endofibrosis of the External Iliac Artery in Sportsmen Clinical Review and Four New Cases

01 juli 1998 Endofibrosis of the external iliac artery is an unusual condition associated with competition cyclists. There seems to be a good prognosis after surgical therapy, consisting of endarterectomy and vein patching in combination with resection if the...