Peripheral Transluminal Angioplasty for Limb Salvage in Critical Limb Ischemia in an Old Cerebral Infarction with Multiple Contractures / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 471-476, 2014.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-176490
ABSTRACT
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty is being used to treat peripheral artery disease increasingly in place of conventional peripheral vascular surgery. Critical limb ischemia is the most severe form of peripheral artery disease and presents with ischemic resting pain and non-healing foot wounds or gangrene. It can result in amputation and increased mortality if aggressive revascularization to obtain sufficient blood is not performed as soon as possible. Generally, both femoral arteries are used for vascular access. However, we could not use the femoral artery for vascular access in a patient with multiple contractures of the extremities due to an old cerebral infarction. Consequently, we used the left brachial artery to perform successful revascularization of the left foot in critical limb ischemia.
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Main subject:
Wounds and Injuries
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Brachial Artery
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Cerebral Infarction
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Mortality
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Angioplasty
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Contracture
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Limb Salvage
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Extremities
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Ischemic Contracture
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Femoral Artery
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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