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Recanalisation of Chronically Occluded Remote Superficial Femoral Artery Endarterectomy Through Angioplasty for Limb Salvage

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We report a novel application of balloon angioplasty to recanalise a chronically occluded remote endarterectomy superficial femoral artery. This patient previously had two occluded surgical bypass grafts in an attempt to revascularise the limb and presented with critical limb ischaemia and necrotic foot ulcerations. Following the angioplasty, the patient showed significant improvement in rest pain and healing of the ulcerations. This technique may be useful for limb salvage in patients where surgical options have been exhausted.

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  1. Department of Radiology, King’s College Hospital, London, UK

    Mohammad Ali Husainy & Dean Y. Huang

  2. Department of Vascular Surgery, King’s College Hospital, London, UK

    Hani Slim & Hisham Rashid

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Husainy, M.A., Slim, H., Rashid, H. et al. Recanalisation of Chronically Occluded Remote Superficial Femoral Artery Endarterectomy Through Angioplasty for Limb Salvage. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 40, 302–305 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-016-1499-7

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