title: [Balloon catheter dilatation in the treatment of the subclavian steal syndrome].
abstract: The present paper reports on the results of PTA in the treatment of subclavian steal syndrome and significant proximal subclavian artery stenosis in thirteen patients. In all cases, it was possible to dilate the stenoses successfully and without complications. Cerebral symptoms caused by the steal phenomenon (seven patients) were relieved in all cases and ischaemic symptoms in the arms produced by exercise were cured in ten out of eleven patients. Balloon catheter dilation of proximal subclavian stenosis in symptomatic patients is the treatment of choice, as judged by our own experience and the data in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Radiologisches Institut des Katharinenhospitals, Stuttgart.
authors.forename: I P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Arlart
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013349:Subclavian Steal Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*
vernacular_title: Ballonkatheterdilatation in der Behandlung des Subclavian-Steal-Syndroms.