[Percutaneous angioplasty in the treatment of iliac artery stenosis].
PTA represents a slightly invasive method for treatment of iliac arteries stenoses. The Authors present their experience about this topic and discuss current indications in the use of this technique. They believe that beyond the already defined indications, such as treatment of short stenoses, transluminal angioplasty can be employed for long stenoses too, eventually combined with limited surgical procedures. They stress the importance of combining traditional PTA with new percutaneous or intraoperative Argon Laser technology, that surely will contribute to broad its indications and to improve its results.
Giuntini
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Dipartimento di Discipline Chirurgiche ed Anatomiche, Università degli Studi di Palermo.
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Romano
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Latteri
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Gagliardo
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Bajardi
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D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
L'angioplastica percutanea (PTA) nel trattamento delle stenosi delle arterie iliache.