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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2019-12-01
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Series: | Surgical Case Reports |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-019-0764-9 |