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Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 7 Indications for bailout procedure

From: Bailout procedures during percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of superficial femoral artery occlusive disease

Complications

Findings

No

%

Flow-limiting dissection

18

60

Thrombosis

17

56.7

Residual stenosis ≥ 30%

13

43.3

Perforation or rupture

9

30

Spasm of distal arteries

8

26.7

Equipment failure

4

13.3

Device embolization

2

6.7

Total complications

71

100%

  1. Data are presented as numbers, percentages, and ranges (note that there more than one complaint in the same patient: total complication number, 71 in 30 patients)
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