Balloon Angioplasty

When arteries that supply blood to the legs and/or feet, known as your peripheral arteries, have significant narrowing they may be suitable for a treatment technique called balloon angioplasty. Balloon angioplasty is where a balloon is placed across the narrowing and inflated temporarily to open up the narrowing by pushing on the wall of the vessel to restore blood flow in that part of the artery. After inflation, the balloon is removed and no part of the balloon catheter is left behind in the artery.