Percutaneous extraluminal (subintimal) recanalization of a brachial artery occlusion following cardiac catheterization.
A 47-year-old woman presented with disabling right arm claudication 10 weeks after Sones cardiac catheterization via a brachial artery cut-down. A technique of extraluminal recanalization of the brachial artery occlusion, used to treat this patient, is described.
Bolia
A
A
Department of Radiology, Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, PO Box 65, Leicester LE2 7LX, United Kingdom.
Nasim
A
A
Bell
P R
PR
D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors