Thrombectomy of Femoro-Femoral Bypass Graft Occlusion Using the AngioJet Rheolytic Thrombectomy System and Embolic Protection Device: A Case Report
Han Sol Kang,
Sangjoon Lee,
Soon-Young Song,
Eung Tae Kim,
Seong Eun Ko,
Sung Min Park
Affiliations
Han Sol Kang
Department of Radiology, Kangwon National University Hospital, College of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea
Sangjoon Lee
Department of Radiology, Kangwon National University Hospital, College of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea
Soon-Young Song
Department of Radiology, Hanyang University Medical Center, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Eung Tae Kim
Department of Radiology, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Guri, Korea
Seong Eun Ko
Department of Radiology, Kangwon National University Hospital, College of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea
Sung Min Park
Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Kangwon National University Hospital, College of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea
The authors report a successful thrombectomy using the AngioJet Rheolytic Thrombectomy System (AngioJet) and an embolic protection device in a patient with femorofemoral bypass graft occlusion. Lower extremity CT angiograms showed occlusion in the left-to-right femorofemoral bypass graft. A rheolytic thrombectomy using the AngioJet and balloon angioplasty restored blood flow to the right lower extremity, and distal embolization may be effectively prevented by placing an embolic protection device within the right superficial femoral artery during the procedure.
