title: [Percutaneous transluminal laser angioplasty. Initial clinical experience in 9 patients].
abstract: In this paper the authors report on a new technique--percutaneous transluminal laser angioplasty (PLR) which was performed on 9 patients with iliac and/or femoro-popliteal artery occlusion. All patients were males (mean age: 64.5 years) and had arterial occlusion (mean length: cm 12.5). PLR was performed with an argon laser (max power: 16 Watts). In 8 out of 9 patients (88.8%) a complete recanalization was obtained of the occluded arterial tract, without complications. In one case only (12.2%) there was an arterial wall perforation with unsatisfactory results. In our opinion, PLR has proven a simple methodology, which can be performed on any patient due to the very low incidence of severe complications and distal embolism. Moreover, PLR has quite low costs, and does not prevent eventual surgical/percutaneous interventions.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Radiologia, Ospedale San Paolo, Milano.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boioli
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tagliaferri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ceriani
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ballabio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bertolini
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gattoni
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Uslenghi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery
vernacular_title: L'angioplastica percutanea transluminale con laser. Iniziale esperienza clinica in 9 pazienti.