[Laser assisted angioplasty].

1989; National Institutes of Health; Volume: 72; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

Autores

Y. Van Bunnen, Jean-Claude Wautrecht, B Richoz, Pierre-Alain Gevenois, Didier Wery, Christian Delcour, Julien Struyven,

Tópico(s)

Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases

Resumo

Percutaneous laser thermal angioplasty with a hot tip fiber was used in 26 patients to recanalize 20 femoropopliteal occlusions, 5 iliac thromboses and one occlusion of the left subclavian artery. Initial angiographic success was achieved in 85% for the femoropopliteal lesions and in 60% for the iliac occlusions. Eight complications did occur, but none necessitated emergency bypass surgery.

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