Fibromuscular dysplasia of the external iliac artery.
A 47-year-old female with fibromuscular dysplasia of both external iliac arteries was treated by percutaneous balloon catheter angioplasty. The immediate result was unsatisfactory. On discharge from hospital, the patient was only able to walk one kilometer, and had reduced ankle:arm blood pressure indices. Conservative treatment with anticoagulants for three months, followed by ticlopidine, and exercise for six months led to complete recovery.
Verhelst
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Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium. hans.verhelst@skynet.be
Lauwers
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Schroë
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D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D000842:Ankle / Q000098:blood supply; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply; D001794:Blood Pressure; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D005352:Fibromuscular Dysplasia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000925:Anticoagulants; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D013988:Ticlopidine