• J. Vasc. Surg. · Jan 2007

    Case Reports

    Endovascular repair of an acute blunt popliteal artery injury.

    • John D Hutto and Amy B Reed.
    • Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0558, USA.
    • J. Vasc. Surg. 2007 Jan 1; 45 (1): 188-90.

    AbstractBlunt popliteal arterial injury is uncommon and is usually associated with surrounding soft tissue and orthopedic injuries, which may complicate traditional open operative repair. We present the successful management of a blunt popliteal artery injury through an endovascular approach, where we imaged the lesion, extracted the thrombus, protected against distal embolization, and performed a balloon angioplasty to the intimal lesion. Our approach is the first documented in the literature in which endovascular repair of a blunt popliteal artery injury was performed successfully in an acutely ischemic extremity. Using a filter wire is a novel way to prevent distal embolization during manipulation.

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