Nitinol overdose—rescue of acute limb ischemia caused by stenting of the common iliac, external iliac, common femoral, superficial femoral, and popliteal arteries in an actively smoking patient with claudication

Abstract

Intermittent claudication (IC) from peripheral arterial disease is typically managed with pharmacologic interventions and lifestyle changes. However, despite societal guidelines, initial endovascular interventions are being used more frequently with an increased incidence of complications, resulting in rapid disease progression to critical and acute limb-threatening ischemia (ALI). The present report describes the case of a patient who developed ALI after treatment of IC at another facility, with malpositioned bilateral common iliac stents, continuous stent extension into the popliteal artery, and acute occlusion of the entirety of the right lower extremity vasculature. This case illustrates how extensive endovascular intervention for IC can result in ALI requiring urgent revascularization.

Keywords

• Acute ischemia
• Common femoral stenting
• Endovascular complication
• Intermittent claudication
• Revascularization