Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2015; 43(5): 478-480 | DOI: 10.5543/tkda.2015.45380
Retrograde recanalisation of popliteal artery occlusion
Mehmet Ali Astarcıoğlu1, Taner Şen1, Halil İbrahim Durmuş2, Basri Amasyalı11Departments of Cardiology, Dpü Evliya Çelebi Training And Research Hospital, Kütahya, Turkey
2Departments of Cardiology, Mustafa Kalemli State Hospital, Kütahya, Turkey
The increasing prevalence of critical lower limb ischemia is frequently associated with complex tibioperoneal obstructive disease and a high rate of amputation. In this article, we report our recent experience in order to highlight this valuable and underutilised technique, which proved successful in a complicated case where a conventional approach failed.
Keywords: Angioplasty, ballon, arterial occlusive diseases, ischemia/ therapy; popliteal artery/radiography
How to cite this article
Mehmet Ali Astarcıoğlu, Taner Şen, Halil İbrahim Durmuş, Basri Amasyalı. Retrograde recanalisation of popliteal artery occlusion. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2015; 43(5): 478-480
Corresponding Author: Mehmet Ali Astarcıoğlu, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English