Catheter lysis and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty below the knee via the popliteal artery in a patient with femoral artery obstruction: technical note.
Acutely occluded lower leg arteries in a patient with a chronically obstructed superficial femoral artery were successfully treated by catheter lysis and dilatation via the popliteal artery.
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Kreiskrankenhaus, Rendsburg, West Germany.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000379:methods; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011150:Popliteal Artery; D011859:Radiography; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator