Retrograde assisted catheter thromboaspiration from arteries of the talocrural segment in acute ischemia (case report)

• Dzhurakulov Sh.R.
• Sazhnov D.N.
• Tagaev N.B.
• Tashliev K.V.
• Shykyrov I.Kh.

Abstract

The problem of surgical treatment of acute thrombosis of arteries of the talocrural region has turned out to be an especially challenging issue in the period of the COVID-19 pandemic, with more attention paid to endovascular techniques due to their minimal traumaticity.

Presented in the article is a clinical case report describing successful retrograde assisted catheter thromboaspiration from crural arteries for treatment of acute ischemia in a patient with COVID-19.

Keywords:acute occlusion of talocrural arteries; acute ischemia; COVID-19; thrombotic occlusion; retrograde assisted catheter thromboaspiration

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