title: Retrograde orbital atherectomy in an occluded superficial femoral artery.
abstract: Superficial femoral artery (SFA) is commonly diseased in patients with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease. Endovascular treatments have been more effectively used for SFA occlusions with new techniques and devices. Retrograde popliteal access has been used as an alternative to increase the success rate of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) of SFA after a failed antegrade attempt. Although orbital atherectomy (OA) has been used effectively to treat SFA occlusions, there are no reports of use of OA by retrograde popliteal approach.
authors.affiliation: LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shreveport, Louisiana 71103, USA. iakkus@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nuri Ilker
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Akkus
authors.forename: Saurabh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rajpal
authors.forename: Jai
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Varma
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation; D017073:Atherectomy / Q000379:methods*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D058729:Peripheral Arterial Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome