title: Surgery versus thrombolytic therapy in the management of peripheral arterial occlusions.
abstract: Thrombolytic therapy has been used as an alternative to surgery in the treatment of peripheral arterial occlusion. Only recently has data from controlled clinical trials become available to allow comparison of the results of both treatment modalities. This article reviews surgical results in the treatment of peripheral arterial occlusions, the history of and techniques for thrombolysis in peripheral arterial occlusion, and the results of studies comparing the two treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of surgery, University of Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ouriel
mesh_terms: D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D015996:Survival Rate; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents