Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES) is a rare blood vessel condition that is most likely to develop in young male athletes. It causes pain while walking, which improves while at rest.

The popliteal artery is palpable (i.e. detectable by hand). People are able to find it and use it to count a pulse in the back of the knee. If the knees are slightly flexed — to about 45 degrees ...

Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES) is an anomaly resulting in symptomatic extrinsic compression of the popliteal artery by the surrounding musculotendinous structures; most frequently the ...

A popliteal cyst won’t cause any long-term damage, but it can be uncomfortable and annoying. The symptoms may come and go. In most cases, the condition will improve over time or with surgery.

Ansel GM. Evolving endovascular treatment strategies for femoral-popliteal disease in a DES and DCB world. Presented at: TCT Scientific Symposium; Oct. 11-15, 2015; San Francisco.

For the Endovascular Treatment of Atherosclerotic Popliteal Artery Lesions (ETAP) trial, Thomas Zeller, MD, of Universitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg Bad Krozingen, Germany, and colleagues from nine ...