title: [Peripheral excimer laser angioplasty. The indications, methods and clinical results].
abstract: Between March 1989 and January 1990, percutaneous transluminal excimer laser angioplasty was performed in 61 patients (40 men and 21 females; mean age 66 [41-86] years) with 65 peripheral arterial occlusions (iliac: 11, femoropopliteal: 48, tibial: 5, left subclavian artery: 1). The average ankle-arm index before treatment was 0.45 (0.2-0.8) for iliac, 0.52 (0-0.7) for femoropopliteal and 0.3 (0.1-0.4) for tibial occlusion. Recanalization was successful in 58 occlusions, but additional balloon dilatation was necessary in 54. The mean residual stenosis degree after laser application was 54%, after balloon dilatation 22%. Postangioplasty thromboembolism occurred in five patients. Intravascular stents were implanted in 11 patients because of extensive dissection or high-grade restenosis. After four weeks the clinical findings were improved in 54 of the 58 patients, in 47 even after six months. At that point the average ankle-arm index was 0.88 (0.5-1.1) after iliac, 0.79 (0.6-1.15) after femoropopliteal and 0.6 (0.4-0.7) after tibial recanalization.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Radiologische Diagnostik, Universität Tübingen.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Huppert
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Duda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Seboldt
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Karsch
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Claussen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D016342:Angioplasty, Laser / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence
vernacular_title: Periphere Excimer-Laserangioplastie. Indikationen, Methode und klinische Ergebnisse.