title: [Percutaneous recanalization of occluded upper leg arteries using laser treatment].
abstract: Percutaneous transluminal laser recanalization was attempted in 21 patients with occluded superficial femoral arteries and 'life style limiting claudication'. Primary success was achieved in 20 (95%) of these total occlusions. In 7/21 no laser energy was required. At one month only 1 patient had claudication and the mean Doppler ankle/arm systolic pressure ratio had increased by 0.36 +/- 0.19 (p less than 0.001) at rest and 0.47 +/- 0.34 (p less than 0.001) after exercise. Complications directly attributable to the procedure were: perforation (1), peripheral embolic episodes (2), haematoma (1), transient vasospasm (2). All complications could be treated non-surgically. These preliminary data suggest that laser recanalization of relatively short occlusions of the superficial femoral artery, followed by balloon dilatation, may be accomplished with satisfactory acute and short-term results, but not without risk.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Berengoltz-Zlochin
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Westerhof
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Mali
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Verdaasdonk
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Borst
authors.forename: E O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Robles de Medina
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Percutane transluminale rekanalisatie van afgesloten bovenbeenarteriën met laserstraalbehandeling.