This 20-minute case concerns a 70-year-old man with recent left intermittent claudication presenting a very long superficial femoral occlusion with no past endovascular procedure.
He is treated contra-laterally by subintimal recanalization and long femoral stenting. WATCH IT NOW!
Step-by-Step Procedure
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Presentation of the case, description of the angiography and the planned procedure
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Subintimal angioplasty initiation from contra-lateral approach
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Description of subintimal angioplasty and re-entry in the true lumen
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Pre-balloon angioplasty with long balloon (5.5 mm x 200 cm) and evaluation of results
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Selection and careful deployment of the first 20 cm long stent
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Stent shaft retrieval
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Vessel preparation and deployment of the second 15 cm long stent
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Assessment of the results after stenting
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Closing of the right femoral puncture site with a STARCLOSE device
Learning points
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Contra lateral approach of an occluded SFA from the ostium to the Hunter canal
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Initiating subintimal crossing with 0.035 inches hydrophilic guidewire
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Re-entry in the true lumen distally
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Balloon angioplasty, pre-stenting, and vessel preparation for stenting
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Careful placement of the first Supera long stent
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Overlapping and placement of the second Supera stent at the ostium level
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Evaluation of the final results
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Closing with a STARCLOSE device
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