Upper Limb Arterial Angioplasty
 
Sudden Cold painful hand in middle aged lady
 

A 45 year old lady woke up with severe pain in the left upper limb. The limb was cold and pulse less. Rather than perform a surgical embolectomy, we injected Urokinase directly into the clot in the left auxillary artery. There was dissolution of the thrombus after which a stent was placed in the artery, restoring full flow into the distal vessel. Patient was discharged from hospital without any stitches or scars within 48 hours.