Chan CL, Ray SA, Dourado R, Burnand KG. Fogarty balloon dilatation for intraoperative arterial spasm.
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2000;
19:662-4. [PMID:
10873736 DOI:
10.1053/ejvs.1999.1062]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
to describe an intraoperative technique using a Fogarty balloon to treat arterial spasm following vascular bypass and endarterectomy.
DESIGN
prospective case control study.
SUBJECTS AND TREATMENT
twenty-two patients following femorodistal bypass surgery and one patient following carotid endarterectomy, with arterial spasm in the distal run-off on completion angiography, were treated with Fogarty balloon dilatation.
MATERIALS
Fogarty balloon catheter (Baxtertrade mark).
RESULTS
twenty-three patients (100%) with arterial spasm were successfully treated by Fogarty balloon as demonstrated on completion angiography. No complications were seen.
CONCLUSION
this simple technique removes vascular spasm rapidly and produces an excellent angiographic result.
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