[Long-term results after endovascular treatment of peripheral arterial occlusions]

(Langzeitergebnisse nach endovaskulärer Behandlung peripherer arterieller Verschlussprozesse.)

Full Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Presentation of our long-term results with endovascular treatment of peripheral arterial occlusive disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We report on 115 patients (98 male, 17 female), average 67 years, with 141 occlusions or stenoses in the iliac or femoral arteries that were treated by laser-angioplasty. RESULTS: Excellent primary results were obtained in 93 % of the stenoses and 74 % of the occlusions. The results depended on the length of the lesions. In femoro-popliteal lesions < 10 cm length a success rate of 98 % could be observed, in lesions > 10 cm it was 71 %. The same was true for iliac lesions: the clinical success rate was 91 % in lesions < 5 cm as compared to 44 % in lesions > 5 cm. The long-term results were even satisfactory, the patency rate ranged to 85 % in stenoses and 75 % in occlusions, resp. CONCLUSION: Laser-angioplasty in our hands is an excellent treatment modality for occlusions/stenoses of the peripheral arteries and coronaries, a strong indication anticipated.

Author information

Author/s: Okada, M (M); Yoshida, M (M); Tsuji, Y (Y);

Affiliation: II. Chirurgische Universitätsklinik Kobe, Japan.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: English Abstract; Journal Article

Journal: Zentralblatt für Chirurgie (Zentralbl Chir), published in Germany. (Language: ger)

Reference: 2002-Sep; vol 127 (issue 9) : pp 740-3

Dates: Created 2002/09/10; Completed 2003/01/07; Revised 2009/11/03;

PMID: 12221551, status: MEDLINE (last retrieved date: 11/3/2009)

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