1. Natural history of Buerger's disease.
- Author
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Nielubowicz J, Rosnowski A, Pruszynski B, Przetakiewicz Z, and Potemkowski A
- Subjects
- Adult, Amputation, Surgical, Angiography, Extremities surgery, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Poland, Smoking, Thromboangiitis Obliterans etiology, Thromboangiitis Obliterans therapy, Thromboangiitis Obliterans pathology
- Abstract
102 patients with clinically established diagnosis of Buerger's disease were treated and operated upon by the authors, in 45% of cases histology was obtained proving the clinical diagnosis. Buerger's disease is a rare pathology in Poland, it has been recognised in 3.3% of patients presenting with peripheral arterial pathologies. 46% of patients were followed up for 2-10 years. Clinical, radiological and histological documents demonstrating the gradual evolution of the disease have been presented.
- Published
- 1980