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Background: Flow limitations in the iliac arteries (FLIA) is a sport-related vascular condition increasingly recognised as an occupational risk for professional cyclists and other endurance athletes. Surgical reconstruction is the definitive treatment...
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Long-term outcome of percutaneous endovascular stenting in external iliac artery endofibrosis
Background: External iliac artery endofibrosis (EIAE) is a rare vascular disease which has been traditionally seen in avid cyclists. The conventional approach has been surgery, although no high-quality evidence suggests superiority of surgery over...
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Compelling intermediate-term data on the operative treatment of iliac endofibrosis
The paper by van Hooff et al. presents longer term follow-up on a large number of patients with iliac endofibrosis who have undergone operative repair with endarterectomy and patching (excluding those treated only for a kink, which they have previously...
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Endofibrosis is a rare disease that predominantly affects athletes and is caused by a gradual occlusion of the (usually iliac) artery due to a thickening of the intima. From our experience, we report in this article two cases with the entity of...
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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}
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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...
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Debilitating Claudication in an Ultramarathon Runner: A Case of Iliac Artery Endofibrosis
External iliac artery endofibrosis is characterized by intimal fibrosis and often presents as a gradual decrease of exercise capacity due to exertional claudication-like symptoms, traditionally of the lower extremities.1 The data on the prevalence of...
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Objective: High-performance athletes can develop symptomatic arterial flow restriction during exercise caused by endofibrosis. The pathogenesis is poorly understood; however, coagulation enzymes, such as tissue factor (TF) and coagulation factor Xa,...
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Management of Endurance Athletes with Flow Limitation in the Iliac Arteries: A Case Series
Introduction: Vascular surgeons increasingly encounter flow limitation of iliac arteries (FLIA) in endurance athletes. An experience of managing this condition is reported. Report: This is a retrospective cohort analysis of prospectively collected data...
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The Investigation and Management of Iliac Artery Endofibrosis: Lessons Learned from a Case Series
Objective/background: The objective was to summarise the lessons learned, and evolution in local practice over the last 7 years, in the investigation and surgical management of iliac artery endofibrosis. Methods: This was a retrospective case series. A...
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Long-term results of the surgical treatment of external iliac endofibrosis
The surgery of external iliac endofibrosis (EIE) is considered only in top sportspeople, who are always very demanding. For this reason it remains debated. The aim of our study was to evaluate the long-term results, seldom reported, of this surgery.
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Arterial pathologies in athletes
Identification and treatment of arterial pathologies in athletes can present a significant challenge because symptoms may be nonspecific and standard examination is often unremarkable. Sportspeople frequently experience long delays to diagnosis, during...