title: Technique of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with the Grüntzig ballon catheter.
abstract: Recanalization of superficial femoral artery occlusions and of stenoses in the superficial femoral and pelvic arteries using the Grüntzig balloon catheter are described. Among patients successfully treated, 2 year patency rates of 72% and 87% for superficial femoral and iliac artery lesions, respectively, were achieved by this method. The catheter is now commercially available in the United States and Europe.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000628:therapy; D004106:Dilatation; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged