A (b)(6) male patient with acute onset of calf pain 6 weeks earlier and very short walking distance.Clinical stage rutherford i.A 6-week-old embolus riding on the trifurcation with occlusion of both anterior tibial orifice as the proximal tibioperoneal trunk.Rotational thrombectomy appeared risky due to the curved and small anatomy.The orifice of the anterior tibial artery could be successfully reopened by use of an atherectomy catheter (silverhawk, medtronic) but after atherectomy of the tibioperoneal trunk, extravasation is visible.After prolonged balloon angioplasty, the leakage was sealed and patency restored.
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