Effect of drug-coated balloons in treatment of stenosis of the femoral artery and vein bypass graft not responding to plain old balloon angioplasty: a case report

Abstract Background The use of drug-coated balloons (DCBs) with anti-proliferative agents in treating femoropopliteal lesions was approved in Japan in 2017. A better limb salvage rate or amputation-free rate of DCBs relative to plain old balloon angioplasty (POBA) has been reported; however, there i...

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Main Authors: Sohei Matsuura, Kota Yamamoto, Takafumi Akai, Toshihiko Isaji, Toshio Takayama, Katsuyuki Hoshina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-12-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-019-0764-9