Tibial recanalization with excimer laser angioplasty
Jacob S Ecanow1, Brian T Schwartz, Richard Park
1Department of Radiology, Provena Saint Joseph Hospital, Elgin, Illinois.
Seminars in Interventional Radiology
|February 18, 2011
Abstract:
We report a case of chronic critical limb ischemia (CLI) due to occlusive tibial artery disease that we treated with an excimer laser with good clinical results. The current status of laser technology in the treatment of infrainguinal arterial disease is reviewed, and our approach to the use of this device in these challenging patients is presented. Data that indicate the value of this modality in the treatment of patients with CLI are discussed.
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