Fogarty balloon dilatation for intraoperative arterial spasm.
OBJECTIVE
to describe an intraoperative technique using a Fogarty balloon to treat arterial spasm following vascular bypass and endarterectomy.


METHODS
prospective case control study.


METHODS
twenty-two patients following femorodistal bypass surgery and one patient following carotid endarterectomy, with arterial spasm in the distal run-off on completion angiography, were treated with Fogarty balloon dilatation.


METHODS
Fogarty balloon catheter (Baxtertrade mark).


RESULTS
twenty-three patients (100%) with arterial spasm were successfully treated by Fogarty balloon as demonstrated on completion angiography. No complications were seen.


CONCLUSIONS
this simple technique removes vascular spasm rapidly and produces an excellent angiographic result.
Chan
C L
CL
Department of Surgery, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, 1st Floor North Wing, Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7EH, U.K.
Ray
S A
SA
Dourado
R
R
Burnand
K G
KG
D000792:Angiography; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000009:adverse effects; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013035:Spasm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*