Transcutaneous ultrasound-guided endovascular crossing of infrainguinal chronic total occlusions

Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2010 Apr-Jun;11(2):116-9. doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2009.03.006.

Abstract

Currently available techniques for the endovascular treatment of infrainguinal arterial chronic total occlusions (CTOs) require long procedure duration, large contrast volumes, complex subintimal dissection technique, and have low-intermediate success rates. Inability to remain intraluminal and/or reenter the true lumen after subintimal dissection remains the main reasons for procedural failure. We report for the first time a novel, simple, and reproducible technique that can significantly improve both the success and safety of endovascular intraluminal crossing of totally occluded peripheral arterial segments: the transcutaneous ultrasound-guided (TUG)-CTO technique. We used transcutaneous ultrasound guidance to cross long segments of superficial femoral artery CTO using a blunt-microdissection technique.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Angioplasty, Balloon* / instrumentation
  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / therapy*
  • Chronic Disease
  • Constriction, Pathologic
  • Femoral Artery* / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microdissection
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography
  • Stents
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color*
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional*