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- Title
Mechanical Thrombectomy Is an Alternative Way To Go: The European Experience Commentary on: Quality Improvement Guidelines for Percutaneous Management of Acute Limb Ischemia.
- Authors
Vorwerk, Dierk
- Abstract
The article comments on the use of mechanical thrombectomy as an alternative for the management of acute leg ischemia. The author asserts that this technique could treat acute and subacute thrombosis in arteries below the femoral bifurcation. It could also allow the removal of the clot material and rapid revascularization. The author of this article outlines the requisites in performing mechanical thrombectomy.
- Subjects
THROMBOENDARTERECTOMY; ISCHEMIA; THROMBOSIS surgery; OPERATIVE surgery; BLOOD circulation disorders
- Publication
CardioVascular & Interventional Radiology, 2006, Vol 29, Issue 1, p7
- ISSN
0174-1551
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00270-005-8888-7