Chronic limb-threatening ischemia is a significant source of morbidity, amputation, and mortality. Although many patients are candidates for endovascular or surgical bypass therapies, an increasing number of patients are not amenable to these procedures. Percutaneous lumbar sympathectomy is a minimally invasive procedure that has been associated with improvements in patients’ pain and ulcer healing. This report describes a case of computed tomography-guided lumbar sympathectomy for palliative treatment of severe rest pain in a patient who was not a candidate for either open or endovascular treatments, which resulted in successful palliation of the patient’s symptoms.

In this discussion recorded at AMP 2024, CLI Global Society European Chapter Chairman Jos van den Berg, MD, and Vice-Chairman Thomas Zeller, MD, discuss the work that the Chapter has been doing to improve the lives of patients with critical limb ischemia.

Watch as CLI Global Society committee members Abigail Mize, BS, RDCS, RVT, and David B. Alper, DPM, discuss the myriad benefits of being a Society member, and talk about projects currently underway at the Society.

Watch as Barry T. Katzen, MD, FACR, FACC, FSIR, president and founding board member of the Critical Limb Ischemia Global Society, discusses why you should join the Society. 

In this discussion, CLI Global Society Publications Committee members Fadi Saab, MD, Zola N’Dandu, MD, KJ Nagarsheth, MD, and Bret Wiechmann, MD discuss the role the Committee plays in challenging the status quo and changing how patients with CLI are treated.

In this video, Dr. Eric Secemsky discusses a recent analysis of Medicare beneficiaries undergoing endovascular treatment for CLTI in both high- and low-volume facilities.