Treatment of Advanced Vascular Disease with Intra-Arterial Thrombolytic Therapy Followed by Arterial Dilatation

Abstract
A patient with severe arterial insufficiency was successfully treated with a combination of intra-arterial low-dose streptokinase and percutaneous transluminal dilatation. The judicious use of a combination of these 2 techniques may extend the application of each technique and allow salvage of some severely ischemic extremities.