title: [Excimer laser angioplasty. II: Initial clinical experience with peripheral arterial occlusive diseases].
abstract: First clinical experiences in the treatment of chronically occluded arteries with 7F-multi-fiber catheter systems transmitting pulsed laser light are presented. 16 patients (7 stadium IIb, 4 stadium III, 5 stadium IVa Fontain) underwent the procedure. 14 of 16 lesions (distance: 0.5-10 cm), most of them with visible calcification, could be recanalized successfully. After the catheter had passed lesions several times, remaining stenoses of 48% (mean value) could be reduced by balloon angioplasty. By moving the catheter with less speed than the experimentally determined speed of laser light ablation and by guiding it over a safety wire, perforation and embolization could be avoided. In one case, occlusion material was pressed into collateral vessels and in two cases groin hematomas had to be observed.
authors.affiliation: Abt. für Radiologische Diagnostik, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Huppert
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Duda
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Haase
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Karsch
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Claussen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery
vernacular_title: Excimer-Laser-Angioplastie. Teil II: Erste klinische Erfahrungen bei peripherer arterieller Verschlusskrankheit.