title: [Thrombendarterectomy in aorto-iliac occlusive disease].
abstract: An overview is given of the history and operative techniques of open and semiclosed thrombendarterectomy (TEA) for aortoiliac obstructive disease. The second part of the paper reviews the long-term results of 514 aortoiliac TEA's performed in 415 patients between 1959 and 1972. The data were prospectively acquired and the analysis was done on a retrospective basis. Median follow-up was over 15 years. Open and semiclosed TEA were performed on 167 and 347 limbs respectively. Hospital mortality was 1.2% and operative morbidity 11.1%. The overall life-table patency rate at 5, 10, 15, and 20 years was 93.4%, 90.4%, 84.2% and 69.5% respectively. Patency rate depended on significant factors: open versus semiclosed method (p < 0.04), anatomic localization: common iliac artery versus external iliac artery (p < 0.0004), preexisting stage of occlusive disease: stage II versus stage IV (p < 0.008), and gender: female versus male (p < 0.007). Patient's age was not a predictive factor on patency. The limb salvage rate was greater than 90% even in long-term follow-up. We conclude that in aortoiliac obstructive disease both open and semiclosed TEA give highly satisfactory long-term results with low mortality and morbidity rates.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Gefässchirurgie und Organtransplantation, Universität, Kantonsspital Basel.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oertli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Waibel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004691:Endarterectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies
vernacular_title: Die Thrombendarteriektomie bei aorto-iliakaler Verschlusskrankheit.