Open AccessTransluminal Recanalization of Chronic Total Occlusion of Radial Artery Using Rendezvous Technique: A Case Report and Literature Review
Author(s) -
Mohammad Arabi,
Ishtiaq Ahmed,
Nabeel Ms Qattan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical imaging science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.279
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2156-7514
pISSN - 2156-5597
DOI - 10.4103/2156-7514.135663
Subject(s) - medicine , rendezvous , gangrene , occlusion , radial artery , ischemia , critical limb ischemia , arterial disease , surgery , radiology , cardiology , artery , vascular disease , engineering , spacecraft , aerospace engineering
Although endovascular management of lower extremity peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is well studied, little information exists regarding endovascular treatment of critical upper limb ischemia. We report a case of transluminal recanalization of right radial artery chronic total occlusion (CTO) using rendezvous technique in a patient with critical hand ischemia and dry gangrene of the right index finger