It was reported that thrombosis occurred.An angioplasty was performed on a patient with an occlusion located in the posterior tibial artery (pt).A non boston scientific (bsc) plain balloon followed by a 3.00mm x 80mm, 150cm ranger sl drug coated balloon (dcb) was used for treatment.The patient appeared to have a spasm, glyceryl trinitrate (gtn) was administered, and after the digital subtraction angiography (dsa), there appeared to be limited flow in the posterior tibial (pt) and the anterior tibial (at) arteries.The clot was removed with a non bsc catheter and a tissue plasminogen activator was administered.There was flow in the pt artery after a few attempts to remove the clot with the catheter.The procedure was successfully completed and the patient was expected to fully recover.No further patient complications were reported in relation to this event.It was further reported that the foot of the patient improved and the patient has reported less pain than prior to the procedure.The physician is happy with the healing of the foot.The patient has had pulmonary edema since being in recovery, after the procedure, and was still in the hospital.No further patient complications were reported in relation to this event.
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