Acute arterial occlusion after deployment of the Angio-Seal closure device: is it as uncommon as we think?

van der Steeg, H J J; Berger, P; Krasznai, A G; Pietura, R; Schultze Kool, L J; van der Vliet, J A · Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg · 2009

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Angio-Seal is a frequently used vascular closure device after arterial catheterisation. Major complications are infrequently reported. We present four cases occurring within a 2-month period in our hospital with dislodgement of an Angio-Seal causing acute arterial occlusion, resulting in loss of limb in one case. Surgical intervention was necessary in all cases. Acute arterial occlusion after deployment of the Angio-Seal in patients with peripheral arterial disease might be less uncommon than the literature suggests.

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