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Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Arterial Occlusive Diseases > Leriche Syndrome
Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Aortic Diseases > Leriche Syndrome

Preferred term

Leriche Syndrome  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Leriche's Syndrome
  • Leriches Syndrome
  • Syndrome, Leriche's

Scope note

  • A condition caused by occlusion of terminal aorta, the primary branches of the ABDOMINAL AORTA, as in aortoiliac obstruction. Leriche syndrome usually occurs in males and is characterized by IMPOTENCE, absence of a pulse in the femoral arteries, weakness and numbness in the lower back, buttocks, hips, and lower limbs.

History note

  • 2008 (1963)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007925

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