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CC BY 4.0 · The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology 2023; 07(02): 058-065
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1771474
Review Article

Percutaneous Mechanical Thromboembolectomy in Acute and Subacute Lower Limb Ischemia: How I Do It

Dierk Vorwerk
1   Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Klinikum Ingolstadt, Ingolstadt, Germany
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Abstract

This article describes the author's approach to peripheral arterial thromboembolism and describes the step-by-step access, approach, and technique depending on the site and location of occlusion.

Keywords

aspiration - embolectomy - embolus - ischemia - rotational thrombectomy


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Article published online:
18 December 2023

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