title: A pain in the leg following angiography.
abstract: This case illustrates a complication following deployment of the Angioseal® vascular closure device after routine angiography. The AngioSeal device is a percutaneous, bioabsorbable, collagen-based hemostatic plug deployed to seal the arterial puncture. We describe a 69-year-old gentleman who presented with unilateral leg cramps 1 week post-procedure. When seen in the cardiology clinic, a magnetic resonance imaging angiogram was requested, which showed a filling defect in the right popliteal artery. The collagen seal had embolized and was subsequently removed by the vascular surgeons.
authors.affiliation: Royal Salford Hospital, Hope Hospital, Stott Lane, Manchester, United Kingdom. markpeterainslie@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mark P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Ainslie
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Macdonald
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smyth
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures