title: Limitations of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in the treatment of femoro-distal graft stenoses.
abstract: Non-invasive follow-up of 94 femoro-distal reconstructions has identified 14 graft related stenoses (4 proximal anastomotic, 4 intragraft and 7 distal anastomotic). Stenoses treated by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) recurred by 6 months. Stenoses treated by surgical revision remained satisfactory with a mean follow-up of 13 months. In this series, formal surgical revision appears to be superior to PTA for the treatment of graft stenoses.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgical Unit, Royal South Hants Hospital, Southampton, U.K.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: McShane
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gazzard
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Clifford
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Chant
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation