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The majority of patients develop a popliteal mass that is asymptomatic, but in a small percentage of patients, complications and symptoms occur; these may not only encompass the popliteal veins and arteries but may also include cyst leakage, infection, hemorrhage, and compartment syndrome. Severe lower limb ischemia caused by a Baker's cyst is extremely rare, having been reported only six times since 1960; all patients were treated with surgical intervention. <\/jats:p><jats:p> We report the case of a 29-year-old male presenting with right calf claudication caused by a Baker's cyst. The patient was managed nonoperatively with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents, proper exercises, and close observation. His claudication improved progressively and had completely disappeared at 12 months of follow-up. A repeat duplex arterial study showed that increased blood flow to the right foot and the right ankle\/brachial index improved to 0.97 from 0.67. Repeat ultrasonography demonstrated that the size of the cyst decreased from 4.5 \u00d7 1.5 cm to 2.8 \u00d7 0.9 cm. The patient had been followed for 20 months and remained asymptomatic in the last 8 months. We will continue to follow the patient to evaluate the long-term outcome. <\/jats:p><jats:p> In summary, our own data and literature review suggest that the limb ischemia caused by Baker's cyst may be a transient condition and can be managed nonoperatively in selected patients. <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1258\/rsmvasc.13.4.244","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2011,2,16]],"date-time":"2011-02-16T00:12:37Z","timestamp":1297815157000},"page":"244-247","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Nonoperative Management of Lower Extremity Claudication Caused by a Baker's Cyst: Case Report and Review of the Literature"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Wayne W.","family":"Zhang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaleida Health-Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital and University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"James K.","family":"Lukan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaleida Health-Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital and University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maciej L.","family":"Dryjski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaleida Health-Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital and University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2005,6,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr-bib1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2106\/00004623-195638060-00008"},{"key":"bibr-bib2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/bjs.18004820829"},{"key":"bibr-bib3","first-page":"833","volume":"76","author":"Schlenker JD","year":"1974","journal-title":"Surgery"},{"key":"bibr-bib4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2106\/00004623-198264090-00014"},{"key":"bibr-bib5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1067\/mva.1986.avs0040403"},{"key":"bibr-bib6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0950-821X(88)80111-7"},{"key":"bibr-bib7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0950-821X(05)80800-X"},{"key":"bibr-bib8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0890-5096(06)60822-4"},{"key":"bibr-bib9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/000331978403500407"},{"key":"bibr-bib10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.5435\/00124635-199605000-00002"},{"key":"bibr-bib11","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/01202412-200001000-00015"}],"container-title":["Vascular"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1258\/rsmvasc.13.4.244","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full-xml\/10.1258\/rsmvasc.13.4.244","content-type":"application\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1258\/rsmvasc.13.4.244","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,4]],"date-time":"2025-03-04T03:38:17Z","timestamp":1741059497000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1258\/rsmvasc.13.4.244"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2005,6,1]]},"references-count":11,"journal-issue":{"issue":"4","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2005,6,1]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1258\/rsmvasc.13.4.244"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1258\/rsmvasc.13.4.244","relation":{},"ISSN":["1708-5381","1708-539X"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1708-5381","type":"print"},{"value":"1708-539X","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2005,6,1]]}}}