Surgical shortening of lengthened iliac arteries in endurance athletes: Short-term and long-term satisfaction

09 november 2022 Objective: Endurance athletes are prone to develop flow limitations in iliac arteries (FLIA). Especially in cyclists and ice speed skaters, excessive hemodynamic loading coupled with hip hyperflexion may cause kinking in lengthened iliac arteries...

Iliac Artery Endofibrosis: Postoperative Quality of Life Outcomes for an Elusive Disease in High-Performance Athletes

01 oktober 2022 We determined the diagnostic, surgical, and long-term quality of life outcomes for patients with iliac artery endofibrosis, an underrecognized disease that affects the performance and well-being of elite endurance athletes. {dearflip id=79}

Iliofemoral Artery Endofibrosis Associated with Microembolization

01 september 2022 Endoluminal fibrosis is a rarely described cause of exertional claudication in athletes. It typically is located to the external iliac artery,but has been described in the femoral segment as well. Rare reports have described arterial changes as a nidus...

Surgical management of an infected external iliac artery interposition graft with a bioengineered human acellular vessel

01 maart 2022 Infection of prosthetic vascular grafts can manifest as pain, pseudoaneurysms, or arterial insufficiency in the leg. We present the case of a female patient with a medical history of a right external iliac artery endofibrosis, with a persistently...

Short- and long-term results of operative iliac artery release in endurance athletes

25 januari 2022 Objective: Endurance athletes can develop intermittent claudication due to sports-related flow limitations of the iliac artery (FLIA) caused by arterial kinking. In the present study, we investigated the short- and long-term efficacy of an operative...