[Reconstructive surgery in arterial disease of the legs at the stage of intermittent claudication. Report of 100 cases (author's transl)].
100 patients with stage II arteritis (claudication alone) were operated on. In the vast majority of cases (78%), the lesions were aorto-iliac. The operative mortality was nil. The immediate follow up period included 2 thromboses requiring 2 reoperations. The long term follow up, on average 22 months (from 8 months to 3 years) was very satisfactory with a good functional result in 94.5% of cases. We noted 4 deaths, of which 3 were of cardiovascular origin, 4 secondary thromboses of which 2 were due to suddenly stopping anticoagulants. The low morbidity is a further reason for early surgery, as it is known that the risks of operation at a later stage, e.g. stages III and IV, may occur suddenly in the course of an apparently stable arteritis.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D004691:Endarterectomy; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000601:surgery*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery
Traitement chirurgical réparateur des artériopathies des membres inférieurs au stade de claudication intermittente. A propos de 100 cas.