Endofibrosis as a Causative Agent of the Peripheral Artery Disease: A Report of Two Cases for Professional Cyclists

01 november 2022 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...

Iliofemoral Artery Endofibrosis Associated with Microembolization

01 september 2022 Endoluminal fibrosis is a rarely described cause of exertional claudication in athletes. It typically is located to the external iliac artery,but has been described in the femoral segment as well. Rare reports have described arterial changes as a nidus...

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...