title: PTA of carotid, vertebral, and subclavian artery stenoses. An alternative to vascular surgery?
abstract: The current status of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) of the supra-aortic arteries is presented with a survey of the literature and personal experience. PTA was performed in 165 patients presenting occlusive lesions in the supra-aortic arteries. The good result obtained are presented and the conclusion is drawn that PTA is the preferred therapy in these cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Medical School Erfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kachel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013349:Subclavian Steal Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy*