Cutting Balloon Angioplasty in the Treatment of Short Infrapopliteal Bifurcation Disease

Conclusion: Cutting balloon angioplasty seems to be a safe and effective tool in the routine treatment of short/ostial infrapopliteal bifurcation lesions, avoiding procedure-related complications, overcoming the limitations of conventional angioplasty, and improving the outcome of catheter-based therapy.

Source: Journal of Endovascular Therapy - July 17, 2015 Category: Surgery Authors: Iezzi, R., Posa, A., Santoro, M., Nestola, M., Contegiacomo, A., Tinelli, G., Paolini, A., Flex, A., Pitocco, D., Snider, F., Bonomo, L. Tags: Lower Limb Interventions Source Type: research