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Suggest Treatment For Bruises And Ankle Pain After Undergoing Angioplasty.

doctor my father had angioplasty a couple of days ago, it was done through the right leg thigh and he has a dark clotted patch there and areas where syringe was inserted and he has a pain in ankle of right leg,Please guide me if there is any problem?
Tue, 11 Aug 2015
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Hello. Thank you for your question and welcome to HCM. I carefully read your query.

This is a common and, almost always, a harmless problem. Due to insertion of the needle for anaesthesia, cannula and sheath, there are less or more leaks of blood in the area, throughout the procedure. It commonly happens after the extraction of the sheath, through which is the procedure carried out. Most often, it happens in people of both extremes, underweight or overweight, not excluding that it can happen to anybody. So, it looks just lıke a common bruise. If it is big, I recommend you to conduct an echo Doppler of the femoral artery, to see if this hematoma (the bruise) communicates with the artery and/or has established any pseudoaneurysm. But, if it is small, it will eventually clear by itself. To heal it faster, you can apply any heparin-based lotion locally.

I hope I was helpful. Take care.

Kınd regards,
Dr. Meriton
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Suggest Treatment For Bruises And Ankle Pain After Undergoing Angioplasty.

Hello. Thank you for your question and welcome to HCM. I carefully read your query. This is a common and, almost always, a harmless problem. Due to insertion of the needle for anaesthesia, cannula and sheath, there are less or more leaks of blood in the area, throughout the procedure. It commonly happens after the extraction of the sheath, through which is the procedure carried out. Most often, it happens in people of both extremes, underweight or overweight, not excluding that it can happen to anybody. So, it looks just lıke a common bruise. If it is big, I recommend you to conduct an echo Doppler of the femoral artery, to see if this hematoma (the bruise) communicates with the artery and/or has established any pseudoaneurysm. But, if it is small, it will eventually clear by itself. To heal it faster, you can apply any heparin-based lotion locally. I hope I was helpful. Take care. Kınd regards, Dr. Meriton