[Complicated course of a percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) (author's transl)]

In the course of a percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) of the superficial femoral artery three complications occurred: Perforation of the vessel at the occluded segment, embolisation of the truncus tibiofibularis and perforation of the truncus tibiofibularis during recanalization of the embolised segment. Despite these complications, it was possible to recanalize the original thrombotic occlusion of the superficial femoral artery and the embolic occlusion of the truncus tibiofibularis.