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Named after French surgeon René Leriche (1879–1955), the first to operate on the disease.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leriche syndrome
Today it means: A condition caused by the occlusion of the terminal aorta and iliac arteries, characterized by absent or diminished femoral pulses, intermittent claudication of the buttocks and thighs, and erectile dysfunction; also known as aortoiliac occlusive disease. Full definition →