Severely Calcified Proximal Superficial Femoral Artery Lesion Treated With Bamboo Spear Technique Under Complete Ultrasound Guidance: A Case Report

Yoshinori Sakamoto; Atsuhiko Sugimoto

doi:10.12659/AJCR.952222

06 April 2026 : Case report Japan

Severely Calcified Proximal Superficial Femoral Artery Lesion Treated With Bamboo Spear Technique Under Complete Ultrasound Guidance: A Case Report

Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment

Yoshinori Sakamoto

^{E 1*}, Atsuhiko Sugimoto^{E 1}

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952222

Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952222

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Figure 1 Preprocedural imaging demonstrating a subocclusive, heavily calcified lesion in the proximal superficial femoral artery (A, B) Computed tomography (CT) demonstrating calcified plaque in the left proximal superficial femoral artery (SFA). (C, D) Angiography showing severe stenosis in the same segment.

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Severely Calcified Proximal Superficial Femoral Artery Lesion Treated With Bamboo Spear Technique Under Complete Ultrasound Guidance: A Case Report

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