Abstract
Acute lower limb ischemia secondary to Buerger's disease in a young patient responded to thrombolysis and subsequent popliteal and anterior artery angioplasty. The value of angioplasty in non-limb-threatening ischemia in Buerger's disease has not been established but this case illustrates a role for thrombolysis and angioplasty in acute ischemia.
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Hodgson, T.J., Gaines, P.A. & Beard, J.D. Thrombolysis and angioplasty for acute lower limb ischemia in Buerger's disease. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 17, 333–335 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00203953
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