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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.
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- Leriche's Syndrome
- Leriches Syndrome
- Syndrome, Leriche
- Syndrome, Leriche's
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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2008 (1963)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Leriche Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007925. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007925
- Leriche Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aortoiliac_occlusive_disease
- Leriche Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431933