Successful Embolectomy of the Plantar Artery Occlusion Due to Thromboembolism

Abstract

A 76-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of sudden pain in the left leg. Computed tomography and ultrasonography findings revealed occlusion of the plantar and sural arteries and atherothrombosis in the abdominal aorta, and thromboembolism was suspected. The foot was treated for ischemia and embolic sources in two stages. First, we performed embolectomy using a balloon catheter exposed to the common plantar artery through arteriotomy. This surgical revascularization is an effective treatment method for thromboembolism. Four weeks later, we performed graft replacement of the abdominal aorta to prevent thromboembolism.