Leriche's syndrome

Leriche's syndrome
Le·riche's syndrome lə-'rēsh-əz- n occlusion of the descending continuation of the aorta in the abdomen typically resulting in impotence, the absence of a pulse in the femoral arteries, and weakness and numbness in the lower back, buttocks, hips, thighs, and calves
Le·riche lə-rēsh René (1879-1955)
French surgeon. Leriche was a pioneer in neurological and vascular surgery. He is celebrated for devising several new operations. He introduced such surgical procedures as surgical removal of the sheath of an artery containing sympathetic nerve fibers for the relief of paresthesia and vasomotor disturbances in 1916, excision of an artery for arterial thrombosis in 1937, and obliteration of the abdominal aorta in 1940.

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a condition in males characterized by absence of penile erection combined with absence of pulses in the femoral arteries and wasting of the buttock muscles. It is caused by occlusion of the abdominal aorta and iliac arteries.
R. Leriche (1879-1956), French surgeon

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