Vasospasm as a cause for claudication in athletes with external iliac artery endofibrosis.

Background: Exercise-induced external iliac artery endofibrosis (EIAE) is rare and has been described primarily in endurance male cyclists. Clinically, it presents as claudication during maximal exercise with quick resolution after exercise. Most patients have fibrotic changes within the external iliac artery (EIA).

External iliac artery endofibrosis in an amateur runner: hemodynamic, angiographic, histopathological evaluation and percutaneous revascularization.

We describe a case of external iliac artery endofibrosis in an amateur competitive runner. The diagnosis was made by a combination of hemodynamic, angiographic and histopathological assessment and percutaneous revascularization was performed using a balloon expandable stent.