External iliac kinking with surprising histopathological findings in a 60-years-old endurance athlete: a case report

01 juni 2022 In high level endurance competition, 10-20% of the athletes suffer from claudication symptoms. The underlying causes can be intravascular lesion such as endofibrosis, or functional lesions such as kinking and/or excessive length of vessel. We discuss a...

Long-term results of the surgical treatment of external iliac endofibrosis

01 oktober 2017 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.