Posts Tagged ‘FOOT ULCER’
Two Failed Fem-Pop BPGs
71-year-old female with a non healing ulcer on the left foot. Previously had a femoral to popliteal artery vein bypass graft which had occluded and was not salvageable. In addition, the patient had end stage renal disease but was not on dialysis. The long superficial femoral artery occlusion was crossed in the subintimal space. Reentry…
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67 year old male, type1 diabetic, with painful ulceration at the tip of the second toe. Patient did not toe amputation. Although toe amputation sounds simple it leads to biomechanical changes in the foot which can cause progressive deterioration and further more significant amputations. Angiography showed the severe stenosis in the plantar arch. The plantar…
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