[Acute thrombosis of the lower limbs: choice of treatment?].
The paper reports the Authors' experience of treating acute thrombotic-type ischemia of the lower limbs. It analyses the results obtained in 105 patients treated either using vascular reconstruction, loco-regional fibrinolytic therapy, or simple thrombectomy. Statistical analysis reveals a marked difference between reconstructive surgery and simple thrombectomy, whereas fibrinolysis was found to be a useful but limited method used only in patients with pallid ischemia and in circulatory compensation. In conclusion, the Authors sustain that an aggressive-type approach is currently the most reliable method to be used in all cases in which the patient's general and local conditions permit.
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Divisione di Chirurgia Vascolare, Ospedale Santa Corona, Pietra Ligure Savona.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D017131:Thrombectomy; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*
D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents
Trombosi acuta degli arti inferiori: quale scelta terapeutica?