title: Preliminary results of percutaneous transluminal atherectomy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospitals KU Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wilms
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Peene
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Baert
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vermylen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nevelsteen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pauwels
mesh_terms: 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