Cuttig balloon use in below knee disease

Year 2010, Volume: 17 Issue: 4, 38 - 38, 30.12.2010

Nuri Akkuş

Abstract

Dear Editor,
A 73-year-old white male has been adimitted with pain in his feet. Peripheral angiogram revealed 70% lesion in the ostium of the left anterior tibial artery which was the only vessel supplying the foot (Figure 1). A Pro-water wire was advanced up the distal anterior tibial artery. A 6 x 45 cm Raabe sheath was advanced over the wire. In order to minimize plaque shifting to pereneal artery, a 3.5 x 10 mm cutting balloon was advanced over the wire and inflated. Post inflation there was no significant residual stenosis (Figure 2).

Key words: Peripreral artery disease, cutting balloon

Keywords

Peripreral artery disease, cutting balloon, below knee

Cuttig balloon use in below knee disease

Abstract

Dear Editor,
A 73-year-old white male has been admitted with pain in his feet. Lower extremity angiogram revealed 70%
lesion in the ostium of the left anterior tibial artery which was the only vessel supplying the foot (Figure 1).
A wire was advanced up the distal anterior tibial artery. A 6 x 45 cm sheath was advanced over the wire.
In order to minimize plaque shifting to peroneal artery, a 3,5 x 10 mm cutting balloon was advanced over
the wire and inflated. Post inflation there was no significant residual stenosis

Keywords

Peripreral artery disease, cutting balloon, below knee