Stenting as an alternative to open repair in traumatic superficial femoral artery injuries.
Lower limb ischemia may occur when a superficial femoral artery (SFA) is injured in blunt or penetrating trauma. Surgical repair of the injured artery can be challenging and time-consuming when there is an associated fracture. Two cases of traumatic SFA injury treated with endovascular stent grafting are described.
Durai
Rajaraman
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Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Barts and the London NHS Trust, The Royal London Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Kyriakides
Constantinos
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000792:Angiography; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*