Although its rarity, the adventitial cystic disease of the popliteal artery (ACDPA) must be remembered in the differential diagnosis of intermittent claudication in young patient's lower limbs. Brazilian literature presents a few cases of this disease. This study is a case report of ACDPA in a male patient, with a literature review, comparing to popliteal artery entrapment syndrome.
Intermittent claudication; popliteal artery; cysts
