Femoral nerve injury due to interventional angiographic procedures
With the increasing number of diagnostic and interventional vascular procedures in recent years, there has also been an increase in complication numbers due to these. Because the femoral artery is most common used for catheterization, femoral nerve, that is closely related to it, can be damaged. A 7...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Turkish Society of Cerebrovascular Diseases
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Türk Beyin Damar Hastalıkları Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | https://www.journalagent.com/tbdhd/pdfs/TBDHD-36693-CASE_REPORT-TUGAN_YILDIZ.pdf |
| Summary: | With the increasing number of diagnostic and interventional vascular procedures in recent years, there has also been an increase in complication numbers due to these. Because the femoral artery is most common used for catheterization, femoral nerve, that is closely related to it, can be damaged. A 70- year- old woman presented with right leg weakness and numbness in the second week after digital substraction angiography, cardiac stenting and right and left carotid stenting. Single leg numbness and weakness after angiography and catheterization, may be related to femoral nerve injury. |
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| ISSN: | 1301-1375 2146-9113 |