European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Page 131, January 2007

A Cautionary Tale; New Onset Claudication Following Percutaneous Femoral Artery Closure

  • M.S. Mirza

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Derby City General Hospital, NHS Trust-Derby, UK
    • ,
  • H.S. Al-Barjas

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Derby City General Hospital, NHS Trust-Derby, UK
    • ,
  • H. Gajraj

      Affiliations

    • Yeovil District Hospital NHS Trust, UK

published online 02 November 2006.

Introduction

We report new onset claudication in a previously healthy subject in whom access site haemostasis was achieved by Angioseal®. This iatrogenic injury occurred from failure of the Angioseal plug to resorb completely resulting in vascular stenosis and classical lower limb claudication requiring endarterectomy.

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PII: S1078-5884(06)00517-X

doi:10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.08.011

Refers to article:

  • A Cautionary Tale: New Onset Claudication Following Percutaneous Femoral Artery Closure

    M.S. Mirza, H.S. Al-Barjas, H. Gajraj
    EJVES Extra November 2006 (Vol. 12, Issue 5, Pages 71-72)

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Page 131, January 2007

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