Preliminary results of percutaneous transluminal atherectomy.
Percutaneous transluminal atherectomy with the Simpson atherectomy catheter was performed in 5 patients with severe atheromatous stenoses of the femoropopliteal arteries. In all patients plaque material was removed with successful restoration of vessel patency. Further clinical follow-up will have to determine whether recurrence rate of stenosis will be lower with this method than with conventional balloon angioplasty.
Wilms
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G
Department of Radiology, University Hospitals KU Leuven, Belgium.
Peene
P
P
Baert
A L
AL
Vermylen
J
J
Suy
R
R
Nevelsteen
A
A
Pauwels
P
P
D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography