Endovascular clot removal in small and tortuous arteries: a case series.

ABSTRACT: Acute limb ischemia (ALI) due to arterial thromboembolic occlusion is a critical emergency in vascular medicine, requiring attention for rapid diagnosis and intervention, to prevent limb loss and major amputation, which is associated with patient disability in the long term. Traditionally, surgical embolectomy has been used for the treatment of ALI. Endovascular treatment of ALI traditionally involved catheter-directed thrombolysis. This option, however, poses some limitations, including an increased risk for access site and systemic bleeding complications, especially in patients with high bleeding risk. Therefore, in the last decades, several devices have been developed and tested for the mechanical endovascular treatment of ALI. Such devices involve either rotational thrombectomy or cont

SUBMITTER: Puvvala GK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11382243 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature