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Lower leg ischemia as a manifestation of peripheral arterial disease is common. Frequently, it can be noninvasively diagnosed and conservatively managed. Patients, like the patient in our case, may present with acute ischemia and warrant more aggressive management. The level of intervention, however, always must be tailored to the overall condition of the patient. Given the presences of significant comorbidities in our patient, significant caution is warranted before embarking on aggressive surgical intervention. Fortunately, with the advent of less invasive endovascular techniques, vascular interventionalists have more and potentially safer options.
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Ciocca, R.G. (2005). The Ischemic Lower Extremity. In: Lowry, S.F., Ciocca, R.G., Rettie, C.S., Vodarsik, M. (eds) Learning Surgery. Springer, New York, NY . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28310-2_28
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