Korean Circ J.  2002 May;32(5):442-446. 10.4070/kcj.2002.32.5.442.

Two Cases of Compartment Syndrome Complicating Percutaneous Transluminal Peripheral Arterial Intervention

• Jung JH
• Min PK
• Koo BK
• Kwon KH
• Ko YG
• Byun YS
• Choi DH

• KMID: 2227274
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2002.32.5.442

Abstract

Compartment syndrome is the term used to describe the constellation of clinical symptoms and signs associated with pathophysiologically elevated intracompartmental pressure. It is an infrequent but serious complication of the revascularization of peripheral arterial disease, encountered in surgical bypass and thrombolytic procedures. We present two cases of intraarterial thrombolysis and percutaneous transluminal intervention of the lower extremity arteries, complicated by the development of compartment syndrome.

Keyword

Peripheral vascular diseases; Angioplasty balloon; Compartment syndromes

MeSH Terms

Arteries
Compartment Syndromes*
Lower Extremity
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Peripheral Vascular Diseases