Research article summary (published 21 Mar 1979):

[Chronic arterial occlusive disease of the lower body. Diagnostic-therapeutic, especially surgical-therapeutic aspects and postoperative care]

(Dei chronisch-arterielle Verschlusskrankheit der unteren Körperhälfte. Diagnostisch-therapeutische, insbesondere chirurgisch-therapeutische Aspekte und postoperative Nachsorge.)

Full Abstract

The treatment of chronic arterial circulatory disorders of the lower extremities depends on the one hand on the presence of a type of occlusive process which can be confirmed angiologically and on the other hand by the degree of severity and thirdly on the availability of operative and conservative methods of treatment. According to the stage of ischemia (Stage III and IV) possibly only surgical measures offer the possibility of preventing amputation. The nearer the stenotic process to the aorta, the greater the possibility of success of a surgical intervention if the general condition does not represent a contraindication to surgery. The questions of indications for operation and the problems of the most suitable procedure (endarterectomy, bypass, prostheses, Dotter's transluminal dilatation) are discussed on the basis of many years' experience.

Author information

Author/s: Senn, A (A); Stirnemann, S (S);

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: English Abstract; Journal Article

Journal: MMW, Münchener medizinische Wochenschrift (MMW Munch Med Wochenschr), published in GERMANY, WEST. (Language: ger)

Reference: 1979-Mar; vol 121 (issue 12) : pp 423-6

Dates: Created 1979/07/16; Completed 1979/07/16; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 108551, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Aorta, Abdominal - surgery Blood Vessel Prosthesis Chronic Disease Endarterectomy Femoral Artery - surgery Humans Iliac Artery - surgery

Iliac Artery - surgery Intermittent Claudication - surgery Leg - blood supply Popliteal Artery - surgery Postoperative Care Prognosis Thrombosis - diagnosis; surgery; therapy

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