title: [The place of intraluminal angioplasty in a vascular surgery department].
abstract: The advent and rapid strides made in the use of percutaneous intraluminal angioplasty (P.I.A.) in the treatment of chronic obliterating arteriopathies of the lower limbs have provoked a great deal of discussion. The exact place of this technique among the various therapies available is assessed in a different manner by radiologists, angiologists, and vascular surgeons. This report attempts to supply answers to two questions posed by certain authors in a more or less implicit manner: what is the importance of P.I.A. in relation to other therapeutic methods, and does P.I.A. have a marked diminishing effect on the need for surgery?
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D013562:Sympathectomy
vernacular_title: La place de l'angioplastie intra-luminale dans un service de chirurgie vasculaire.