During a procedure for a patient with critical limb ischemia, the diamondback peripheral orbital atherectomy device (oad) was used to treat diffuse lesions.
The patient had diffusely diseased lesions throughout the posterior tibial artery (pt), anterior tibial artery (at), and pedal loop arteries.
The calcification of the lesions were moderate to severe with 75-95% stenosis depending on the area.
The pt was treated with non-csi directional atherectomy, and then the entire diseased area was wired.
Orbital atherectomy with the csi oad was used in the pt, and on the third treatment pass, the crown of the oad became stuck in a lesion in the plantar vessel distal to the treatment area and stopped spinning.
It was noted that there was quite a bit of vessel spasms occurring during the procedure.
The driveshaft and saline sheath of the oad were cut, and a non-csi catheter was used to remove the oad from the vessel.
After the oad was removed, angiographic imaging was performed and a large dissection was observed affecting a long section of the lateral plantar artery.
It was unknown if the dissection occurred before or after the removal of the oad.
No additional intervention was performed related to the dissection.
Balloon angioplasty was used to complete the procedure, and the procedure was deemed successful through ultrasound and pulsations observed in the foot indicating the patient was revascularized.
The patient left the procedure in good status.
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