title: Femoral stenosis due to a collagen closure device treated percutaneously by peripheral stenting.
abstract: Late complications from vascular closure devices, such as puncture site stenosis, are not well documented. They may be of clinical significance and probably share the same mechanism that underlies intra-coronary stent restenosis. Thus, treatment approaches based on balloon angioplasty alone may not be sufficient, and the use of stents (when possible) is safe and effective in this setting. We describe the case of a 60-year-old patient with a 90% stenosis of the femoral artery, which CT angiography strongly suggested to be secondary to previous implantation of a closure device.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Carnaxide, Portugal. sonialimagil@gmail.com
authors.forename: Sónia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Luís
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Raposo
authors.forename: Rui Campante
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Teles
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: Pedro Araújo
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.forename: Manuel Sousa
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Francisco Pereira
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: José Aniceto
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: da Silva
mesh_terms: D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D003094:Collagen; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015607:Stents
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen