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Medical AI Inquiry: You was designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.  Labels: OBJECTIVE, DESIGN, SETTING, MATERIALS, CHIEF OUTCOME MEASURES, MAIN RESULTS. Meshes: Angioplasty, Balloon, Edema, Female, Femoral Artery, Humans, Iliac Artery, Intermittent Claudication, Leg, Male, Middle Aged, Plethysmography, Prospective Studies.
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Does the limb swell after revascularisation by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty? Context: To discover if limb swelling occurs after successful revascularisation by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA). Prospective Study. Vascular Laboratory. Twenty-five patients with occlusive arterial disease of the lower limb revascularised by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty were studied. The ankle/brachial pressure index and foot volumes measured by water displacement plethysmography were measured before and after PTA. The volume of the revascularised limb increased by 2% on the first day postangioplasty (p = 0.009) and 4% on the 7th day (p<0.001) compared with the contralateral leg.
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Leg swelling is a consequence of revascularisation of the ischaemic limb and occurs in the absence of damage to the lymphatic drainage of the limb.