Chronic hand ischemia treated with radial artery balloon angioplasty: case report.
Although balloon angioplasty in heart and lower extremity vessels has been extensively studied and reported, little information exists regarding its use for digital ischemia in the hand. We report a case of successful balloon angioplasty of the distal radial artery to reverse present and prevent further digital tip cyanosis and necrosis.
Namdari
Surena
S
Division of Vascular Surgery and the Department of Orthopaedics, Brown Medical School, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.
Park
Min Jung
MJ
Weiss
Arnold-Peter C
AP
Carney
Wilfred I
WI
D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006225:Hand / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D017534:Radial Artery; D011859:Radiography