Leg Angioplasty for non healing Diabetic Foot Ulceration

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Leg Angioplasty for non healing Diabetic Foot Ulceration

Mr Dyte had an angioplasty of the superficial femoral artery in his thigh to improve the blood supply to his foot. The intention was to treat a poorly healing foot ulcer by increasing the blood supply to it. Foot ulcers can happen in patients with diabetes who develop narrowing of their arteries.

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Thuis gentleman has kindly agreed to share his experiences of treatment for foot ulcers. He underwent a minimally invasive procedure - angioplasty under local anaesthetic which is performed as a day case procedure in the interventional radiology suite.