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Diagnosis and management of external iliac endofibrosis: A case report
External iliac artery endofibrosis is an uncommon, nonatherosclerotic disease seen in endurance cyclists. It is poorly identified by providers. These otherwise healthy patients usually present with symptoms of arterial insufficiency, such as thigh or...
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External Iliac Artery Endofibrosis in a Female Cyclist: A Case Report
External iliac artery endofibrosis is a rare disease described mainly in male endurance athletes. It presents as claudication of the lower limb during near-maximum effort. The patients lack the usual risk factors for atherosclerosis, which makes...
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Bilateral external iliac artery thrombosis due to endofibrosis in a 33-year-old female triathlete
External iliac artery endofibrosis is a rare disease predominantly affecting young, male elite performance athletes. The disease is characterized by fibrosis and hypertrophy of the intimal layer of the arterial wall and is likely due to multiple...
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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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Management of a complicated triathlete’s bilateral iliac artery endofibrosis
Introduction: Iliac artery endofibrosis (IAE) is an uncommon disease, poorly studied pathology with devastating effects and different therapeutic approaches affecting young people who practise intensive sports, especially cyclists. The evolution of the...
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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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A Rare Case of Intermittent Claudication Associated with Impaired Arterial Vasodilation
Exercise-related intermittent claudication is marked by reduced blood flow to extremities caused by either stenosis or impaired vascular function. Although intermittent claudication is common in the elderly, it rarely occurs in the young and...
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External Iliac Artery Vasospasm in an Elite Female Runner
A 33-year-old elite female runner presented to a tertiary care sports medicine clinic with a 2-year history of progressive anterior thigh and circumferential leg pain with associated foot paresthesias brought on by high-intensity running. She had both...
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A Case of Endofibrosis Presenting with Embolic Symptoms in a 43-Year-Old Cyclist
Background: Endofibrosis is a rare clinical entity that usually manifests as claudication in cyclists and other endurance athletes. We report a case of a 43-year-old cyclist presenting with pain and cyanosis of his toes due to an embolism to his left...
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External iliac artery endofibrosis is a rare medical condition typically encountered in young endurance athletes, mainly cyclists. Iliac endofibrosis usually develops in the external iliac artery and is rarely seen in the common iliac or in common...
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Intravascular ultrasound imaging as a novel tool for the diagnosis of endofibrosis
Given the rise of high-intensity sport athletes and the paucity of literature on endofibrosis, we describe a novel adjunctive imaging technique to aid in diagnosis. A 41-year-old female triathlete presented with exercise-limiting claudication. Results...
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Iliac artery endofibrosis Case study of an elite triathlete
Progressive stenosis of the iliac artery, known as iliac artery endofibrosis, is poorly recognized by primary care physicians. It is mainly found in male endurance cyclists who are younger than 40 years of age.1,2 Because vascular disease is unexpected...
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Endofibrosis: an unusual cause of leg pain in an athlete
Endofibrosis of the external iliac artery can occur as a rare complication of high endurance physical activities, particularly cycling, running, and rowing. Symptoms mimic claudication and typically occur with vigorous exercise and improve with rest....
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Arterial endofibrosis in professional cyclists
External Iliac Artery Endofibrosis (EIAE) is an uncommon disease usually affecting young, otherwise healthy, patients. It usually involves cyclists but cases have been reported in other groups of endurance athletes. The external iliac artery is the...
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Endofibrosis in an Endurance Athlete
A 35-year-old endurance athlete was referred for unexplained claudication-like complaints in his left lower limb. Elsewhere he was treated for functional compartment syndrome and operated for popliteal artery entrapment syndrome which proved...
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Iliac artery endofibrosis in a middle-aged female long-distance runner
Exercise-induced iliac artery endofibrosis is a recently described abnormality of the external iliac artery that typically affects younger, healthy endurance athletes. Characteristic of the initially termed cyclist's iliac syndrome is lower limb pain...
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An unusual case of leg pain in a competitive cyclist: a case report and review of the literature
Cycling has become a popular recreational and competitive sport. The number of people participating in the sport is gradually increasing. Despite being a noncontact, low-impact sport, as many as 85% of athletes engaged in the sport will suffer from an...
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Images in vascular medicine. External iliac artery endofibrosis in an amateur runner
A 43-year-old female amateur marathon runner presented with a 3-year history of debilitating left calf pain and paraesthesia, which had gradually progressed to affect the anterior thigh and lumbar region. This was particularly apparent on running and...
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Vascular disorder in a competitive cyclist: a case report
The purpose of this case report was to alert the physical therapist (PT) to the possibility of vascular disorders in endurance athletes with apparent musculoskeletal symptoms. A 33-year-old female injured her knee in a fall and described a history of...
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Minimally invasive surgical repair of iliac artery endofibrosis
Iliac artery endofibrosis is an uncommon condition, which should be considered in young athletes with exertional lower limb symptoms. Imaging often appears normal at rest, and the diagnosis can be missed if clinical assessment is inadequate. We report...