my husband just went into surgery for femoral blockage. I haven t heard from the doctor yet, but the ICU nurse said they did an angiogram, but not angioplasty. She mentioned diffuse arterial disease. I am confused now. I thought the angioplasty and/or stent would be done to fix the problem. to me, angiogram only sounds like the problem could not be fixed. If this is so, what is next,? He is diabetic and had a femoral bypass done on the other leg 4 years ago---major operation!
Reclothe angiogram is to look at the leg arteries and determine what kind of blockage may exist. A stent or angioplasty is only done if an artery is partially blocked and there's a chance the blood flow can be restored with either the stent or the angioplasty. He may very well need a bypass on this particular leg