[Hemobahn endoprosthesis: experience with percutaneous placing in the arteria femoralis superficialis].
The self-expanding Polytetrafluoroethylene-lined nitinolstent Hemobahn offers from its design a prophylaxis for re-occlusion after angioplasty of long femoral artery occlusions. During the last two years we placed in 33 patients at 35 extremities a total of 53 Hemobahns. Fontaine's clinical stages were: 30 x IIb, 1 x III and 4 x IV. The treated lesions were femoral stenoses (3x) and occlusions (32x with mean distance 12 cm). Follow-up-visits were after 3, 6 and 12 months. The mean ankle-brachial-index changed from 0.49 to 0.85, post-interventional Fontaine's stages were: 24 x I, 5 x IIa, 2 x IIb and 4 x IV. The primary inhospital patency rate was 91%. After 3 months all primary/secondary patency rates were: 77%/87%, after 6 months 62%/85% and after 1 year 40%/67%. Causes for re-occlusions were a poor "run off", calcifications and multiple vessel lesions. The results for "ideal indications" were much better. Such "ideal indications" applied to: > or = 1 cm "healthy" proximal and distal vascular segments, missing lesions in the popliteal artery, at least one open lower leg vessel and no severe calcifications. The primary/secondary patency rate was inhospital 100% (n = 23), after 3 months 95/100%, after 6 months 85/100% and after 1 year 80/100%. Side effects were local haematoma, pain in the prosthesis and temporarily temperature reactions. Sonographically no re-stenoses at the limb ends were observed. Hemobahn-endoprostheses are suited for therapy of long femoral artery occlusions. The medium patency rate of "ideal indications" is higher than that of angioplasty with or without uncovered stents.
Fischer
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Gefässzentrum Berlin, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Königin Elisabeth Herzberge, Berlin.
Sakriss
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Stalke
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Schulte
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D000368:Aged; D000497:Alloys; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents; D013997:Time Factors; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D014654:Vascular Patency
D000497:Alloys; C013616:nitinol