title: [Mechanical endarterectomy: review of the literature and description of an original device].
abstract: The Authors, after a Literature review on endovascular invasive procedures used for inferior limbs obstructive arteriopathy, describe the use of a new device for mechanical endarterectomy. Through the latest acquired experience the importance of dissecting progressively the single layers of the atheroma plaque without arriving to a complete denudation of the arterial wall, so avoiding the risk of myointimal hyperplasia reactions, is outlined. The possibility of using endoarterial stents in case of more indaginous recanalization is also stressed.
authors.affiliation: I Istituto di Clinica Chirurgica, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Terrinoni
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bellini
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Abate
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carbone
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Altilia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bianchi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Imondi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rengo
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002102:Cadaver; D004691:Endarterectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D015607:Stents
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene