title: Successful Endovascular Repair of an Iatrogenic Perforation of the Superficial Femoral Artery Using Self-Expanding Nitinol Supera Stents in a Patient with Acute Thromboembolic Limb Ischemia.
abstract: The treatment of acute thromboembolic limb ischemia includes well-established surgical thrombectomy procedures and, in recent times, also percutaneous rotational thrombectomy using Straub Rotarex® system. This modality not only enables efficient treatment of such thrombotic occlusion but also in rare cases may imply the risk of perforation of the occluded artery. Herein, we report the case of a perforation of the superficial femoral artery (SFA) in an elderly female patient with thromboembolic limb ischemia. The perforation was successfully treated by implantation of self-expanding nitinol Supera stents and without the need for implantation of a stent graft.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology & Vascular Medicine, GRN Hospital Weinheim, 69469 Weinheim, Germany.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Eisele
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology & Vascular Medicine, GRN Hospital Weinheim, 69469 Weinheim, Germany.
authors.forename: Benedikt M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Muenz
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology & Vascular Medicine, GRN Hospital Weinheim, 69469 Weinheim, Germany.
authors.forename: Grigorios
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-7280-8840
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Korosoglou