Early results of femoro popliteal cutting balloon angioplasty

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted to evaluate the early result of Cutting Balloon Angioplasty [CBA] for the management of femoro-popliteal disease. Twenty patients with symptomatic lower limb ischemia due to femoro popliteal disease [15 stenoses and 5 occlusions], diagnosed clinically, by Doppler, duplex and angiography. Percutneaus Transluminal Angiogrphy [PTA] with the cutting balloon was done for every patient. Patients were followed up for 1 year. Initial outcome of angioplasty revealed that eighteen cases [90%] were technically successful with no distal dissections, iatrogenic vessel perforations, or surgical target vessel revascularizations. Out of 14 patients available for follow-up, the limb salvage rate was 92.5% [13 cases] and CBA sites were still widely patent [mean follow-up, 12 months], This study proved that Cutting Balloon Angioplasty [CBA] is safe and feasible for electively performed femoropopliteal chronic occlusive disease with acceptable success rates on short-term follow-up