Acute lower extremity ischemia in a 7-year-old boy: an unusual case of popliteal entrapment syndrome.

Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome is a rare cause of acute limb ischemia that most commonly is seen in young adults. The most significant complications associated with popliteal entrapment include aneurysm formation and acute thrombosis. This case presents the youngest patient ever reported with this syndrome and highlights the advantages of multimodal treatment including thrombolysis, popliteal aneurysm resection, and revascularization.

Lesser saphenous vein thrombophlebitis: its natural history and implications for management.

Little attention has been given to superficial thrombophlebitis and particularly to lesser saphenous vein thrombophlebitis (LSVT) by vascular surgeons. A prospective nonrandomized study was conducted to assess LSVT's potential association with deep venous thrombosis (DVT) as well as its natural history. Between January 1994 and December 1995, the authors reviewed 33 cases of LSVT detected by duplex scanning in 32 patients at their institution's vascular laboratory.

The changing face of Canadian home parenteral therapy.

This article describes the Calgary Health Region Home Parenteral Therapy Program (HPTP), which has successfully shifted infusion therapies such as anti-infectives, analgesics, hydration, vasodilators, glucocorticoids, and iron-chelating agents from the hospital to patients' homes. Particular attention is given to the parenteral administration of anti-infectives, which currently accounts for more than 95% of program adult therapy days.