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Arteriografía de una extremidad - Risks

Nombres alternativos

Angiografía/arteriografía de una extremidad; Angiografía periférica; Angiografía de las extremidades inferiores; Angiograma periférico

Cuáles son los riesgos:

Las complicaciones pueden abarcar:

Reacción alérgica al medio de contraste.
Coágulo de sangre que viaja a los pulmones.
Daño al vaso sanguíneo donde se introdujeron la aguja y el catéter.
Sangrado excesivo o coágulo sanguíneo donde se introduce el catéter, lo cual puede reducir la circulación a la pierna.
Ataque cardíaco o accidente cerebrovascular.
Hematoma (una acumulación de sangre en el sitio de la perforación con la aguja).
Lesión a los nervios en el sitio de punción.
Daño renal a causa del medio de contraste.

Hay una baja exposición a la radiación. Sin embargo, la mayoría de los expertos cree que el riesgo de la exposición a la mayoría de los rayos X es menor que otros riesgos de la vida diaria. Las mujeres embarazadas y los niños son más sensibles a los riesgos que presentan los rayos X.

Reviewed last on: 11/18/2010
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by Shabir Bhimji, MD, PhD, Specializing in General Surgery, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Midland, TX. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Jackson JE, Allison DJ, Meaney J. Angiography: Principles, techniques (including CTA and MRA) and complications. In: Grainger RC, Allison D, Dixon AK, eds. Diagnostic Radiology: A Textbook of Medical Imaging. 5th ed. New York, NY: Churchill Livingstone; 2008:chap 6.

Morgan RA, Belli A-M, Munneke G. Peripheral vascular disease. In: In: Grainger RC, Allison D, Dixon AK, eds. Diagnostic Radiology: A Textbook of Medical Imaging. 5th ed. New York, NY: Churchill Livingstone; 2008:chap 28.

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