title: [Arterial lesions following radiotherapy].
abstract: From 1980 to 1990 twelve patients with vascular lesions attributable to irradiation were treated. The time interval between radiotherapy because of malignancy and onset of symptoms due to radiation-induced atherosclerosis was on an average 7 years (1 month-29 years). A typical morphological finding at angiography was the well-localised vascular lesion in the previous radiation area, its localisation clearly distinguishable from typical atherosclerotic lesions. 10 patients had other radiation damage with involvement of the skin and perivascular tissue frequently necessitating an extra-anatomic reconstruction (n = 6). 4 patients had an anatomical reconstruction, one had a PTA, one was treated conservatively. Due to absence of multifocal arteriosclerotic lesions, long-term results of vascular reconstruction are good and will certainly contribute to further improvement of life quality after curative therapy for malignant disease.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Gefäss-, Thorax- und Herzchirurgie, Klinikum der Universität Ulm.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Paes
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Treitschke
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Suhr
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Friedrich
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mickley
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Vollmar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy / Q000009:adverse effects*
vernacular_title: Arterielle Gefässschäden nach Strahlentherapie.