title: [Simpson's atherectomy of the peripheral arteries: early results and follow-up].
abstract: Over a seventeen-month period, a percutaneous transluminal removal of stenosing plaque material from leg and pelvic arteries was performed successfully and without complication in 43 patients. A complete atherectomy in the femoropopliteal vessels succeeded in 99% of cases. In the pelvic region, the primary results were much lower (58%). After six months, the angiographically checked restenosis rate was 17% for femoropopliteal vessels and 11% for iliac arteries, and the corresponding Kaplan-Meier cumulative patency rates were 73.8 and 78.7% respectively. Simpson's atherectomy is the only method of its kind that is therapeutically effective and diagnostically significant, since the removed plaque can be used for further tests.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Radiologie der Universität München.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Küffer
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Spengel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pfluger
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nathrath
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002404:Catheterization; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Simpson-Atherektomie peripherer Arterien--Frühergebnisse und Nachkontrollen.