Diabetes affects people of all ages and has become a major health concern today. To raise awareness on Diabetic Foot and its related complications, World Diabetes Day is observed on 14th November each year. The World Health Organisation’s theme of this year’s event is ‘Breaking Barriers, Bridging Gaps.’
Dr Ravul Jindal, Director, Vascular Surgery, Fortis Hospital Mohali, through a press conference organised here today highlighted case studies to sensitise the masses on diabetic foot and how it can be treated through Leg Angioplasty.
Leg Angioplasty is a procedure which opens narrowed or blocked arteries in the legs and enables blood to flow better.
In the first case, a 64-year-old man was facing a tough time as he had been experiencing throbbing pain in his legs. He had bluish discoloration in the first toe of his left foot, which had also developed gangrene. Unable to bear the pain, the Patient approached Dr Jindal at Fortis Hospital Mohali, recently.
An ultrasound of the Patient’s leg (doppler scan) was done wherein Dr Jindal diagnosed his condition as Rutherford Chronic Limb Ischemia (CLI) V.
Critical Limb Ischemia is a severe stage of peripheral artery disease, in which you have significant blockages in the blood flow to your arms, legs or feet.
Dr Jindal conducted Femoropopliteal Reversed Saphenous Vein-Graft (RSVG) Bypass, which redirected blood flow around the blocked leg artery and eased pain. The patient had a smooth operative recovery and was discharged the next day.
In another case, a 62-year-old man approached Dr Jindal with blackish discoloration in his toes. He was diagnosed with Chronic Limb Ischemia (CLI) in his right leg along with gangrene in multiple toes. Dr Jindal conducted right leg angioplasty and debridement on the patient, which involved inflating a balloon inside one’s narrowed artery to open it up. His wounds healed after skin grafting and is able to walk normally now.
