Percutaneous retrograde tibial access in the endovascular treatment of acute limb ischaemia: a case report

J Downer; R Uberoi

doi:10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.04.025

Percutaneous retrograde tibial access in the endovascular treatment of acute limb ischaemia: a case report

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2007 Sep;34(3):350-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.04.025. Epub 2007 Jun 27.

Authors

J Downer¹, R Uberoi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Radiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK. jonathan.downer@gmail.com

PMID: 17588783
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.04.025

Abstract

The utilization of a retrograde tibial approach in lower limb endovascular therapy has been described in the published literature. In this article we report our recent experience in order to highlight this valuable and under-utilised technique, which was successful in a difficult case where a conventional approach failed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Aged
Angiography, Digital Subtraction
Angioplasty, Balloon / methods*
Arterial Occlusive Diseases / complications*
Arterial Occlusive Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Arterial Occlusive Diseases / therapy
Constriction, Pathologic
Humans
Ischemia / diagnostic imaging
Ischemia / etiology
Ischemia / therapy*
Lower Extremity / blood supply*
Male
Popliteal Artery* / diagnostic imaging
Tibial Arteries* / diagnostic imaging
Treatment Outcome