Long Distance Triathlete With Iliac Endofibrosis

Exercise Induced Iliac Artery Endofibrosis in Cyclists

Endofibrosis of the iliac arteries: an underestimated problem.

Arterial endofibrosis is a recently discovered artery disease that is specific to endurance athletes. Cycling is the sport that has shown the greatest number of cases. The endofibrosis is located most frequently in the external iliac artery, but other locations must also be sought. Thigh pain during supramaximal exercise and patient questioning provide strong indications. The diagnosis is confi...

The dipsomania of great distance: water intoxication in an Ironman triathlete.

Of 371 athletes (62% of all finishers) whose weights were measured before and after the 226 km South African Ironman Triathlon, the athlete who gained the most weight (3.6 kg) during the race was the only competitor to develop symptomatic hyponatraemia. During recovery, he excreted an excess of 4.6 litres of urine. This case report again confirms that symptomatic hyponatraemia is caused by cons...

Long - Term Results of Iliac Intervention

avorable results have been obtained with endovascular treatment (EVT) for iliac artery lesions, compared with lesions of the femoral artery, even in the follow-up period.1–5 The therapeutic strategy for peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is generally selected according to the lesion type based on the morphological stratification of the TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus (TASC-I).6 In 2007, th...

Popliteal adventitial disease in a triathlete

A 37 year old recreational long distance triathlete complained of right leg pain during running since early 2002. The problems mainly occurred when running uphill, with a cramp-like pain and tightness in the anterior and lateral aspect of the right lower leg, associated with a loss of power and numbness in the foot. After periods of rest and treatment with physiotherapy, acupuncture and nutriti...