Multiple hereditary exostoses as a rare nonatherosclerotic etiology of chronic lower extremity ischemia.

Journal: Journal Of Vascular Surgery
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Abstract

Nonatherosclerotic etiologies of arterial insufficiency are uncommon but important causes of chronic lower extremity ischemia. We report a patient with multiple hereditary exostoses (MHE) presenting with lifestyle-limiting lower extremity claudication and popliteal artery occlusion secondary to a large osteochondroma. The presence of MHE with associated osteochondroma resulting in arterial occlusion is a rare condition. Management strategies for treating large osteochondromas adjacent to or with vessel involvement in asymptomatic patients remain undefined.

Authors
Imtiaz Khan, Charles West, Guillermo Sangster, Maureen Heldmann, Linda Doucet, Margaret Olmedo