Lower extremity peripheral arterial disease is a major health problem. Currently, balloon angioplasty represents the most commonly performed treatment for patients affected by vascular claudication or critical limb ischemia. Pre-operative planning for aorto-iliac-femoral-popliteal atherosclerotic disease is a complex procedure, since an inappropriate strategy may lead to peri-operative complications. The aim of this study is to propose an innovative planning strategy for balloon angioplasty with the support of complex 3D printed models. The goal is to reduce peri-operative complications and overall costs, while improving technical success and mid-term patency of revascularizations.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
100
Custom-made 3D-printed model as an additional tool to computed tomography angiography for planning Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty in aorto-iliac-femoral-popliteal artery disease
Preoperative planning performed based on computed tomography angiography
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma
Parma, PR, Italy
Confirm the effectiveness of 3D-printed models for the preoperative planning of aorto-iliac-femoral-popliteal PTA
Time frame: From treatment to the end of the post-operative period (30 days)
Determine the usefulness of 3D-printed models in the mid-term and during follow-up after PTA
Time frame: From 1-month follow-up to 18-month follow-up
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