Endovascular retrieval of an entrapped balloon in a tibial artery

Balloon entrapment is a rare complication of angioplasty in calcified or recalcitrant lesions. A 65-year-old man with chronic limb-threatening ischemia underwent balloon angioplasty of his heavily calcified tibial arteries with a low-profile, tapered, compliant balloon. The balloon became entrapped...

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Main Authors: Arash Fereydooni, MD, MS, MHS, Venita Chandra, MD, Elizabeth L. George, MD, MSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-06-01
Series:Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428724000431