title: [Guidelines in vascular surgery--occlusion of the femoral artery].
abstract: Indications for reconstructive procedures in femoral artery occlusions depend only on the clinical symptoms which the patient presents. Because of the good prognosis in this arterial region the patient should be treated as conservatively as possible. An invasive therapy is rarely needed. The progressive basic character of the disease should be kept in mind, making routine monitoring at least twice a year mandatory. Only a well-skilled vascular surgeon in a well-equipped hospital is allowed to perform reconstructive vascular surgical procedures in this region.
authors.affiliation: Gefässchirurgische Klinik, Evangelisches Krankenhaus, Mülheim an der Ruhr.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Balzer
mesh_terms: D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care
vernacular_title: Leitlinien in der Gefässchirurgie--Der Oberschenkelarterienverschluss.