Decalcification of a Heavily Calcified Common Femoral Artery and its Bifurcation with a Cavitron Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator

: Introduction: Surgical endarterectomy is the preferred method for treating occlusive disease of the common femoral artery (CFA). However, endarterectomy is not always straightforward in cases with heavily calcified plaque. To overcome this limitation, a new method for decalcification, which utili...

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Main Authors: S. Maeda, T. Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:EJVES Short Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405655316300238