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[Percutaneous transluminal laser angioplasty. Initial clinical experience in 9 patients]
- Source :
- La Radiologia medica. 76(6)
- Publication Year :
- 1988
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Abstract
- In this paper the authors report on a new technique--percutaneous transluminal laser angioplasty (PLR) which was performed on 9 patients with iliac and/or femoro-popliteal artery occlusion. All patients were males (mean age: 64.5 years) and had arterial occlusion (mean length: cm 12.5). PLR was performed with an argon laser (max power: 16 Watts). In 8 out of 9 patients (88.8%) a complete recanalization was obtained of the occluded arterial tract, without complications. In one case only (12.2%) there was an arterial wall perforation with unsatisfactory results. In our opinion, PLR has proven a simple methodology, which can be performed on any patient due to the very low incidence of severe complications and distal embolism. Moreover, PLR has quite low costs, and does not prevent eventual surgical/percutaneous interventions.
Details
- ISSN :
- 00338362
- Volume :
- 76
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- La Radiologia medica
- Accession number :
- edsair.pmid..........9bfc208de2694edf7497ba921de3336d