title: [Chronic critical ischemia of the lower leg: pretherapeutic imaging and methods for revascularization].
abstract: Each year 1-2% of patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease (pAOD) develop critical limb ischemia (CLI), characterized by rest pain and peripheral ulcer or gangrene. This aggravation of the disease is accompanied by an increase of the 1-year mortality rate up to 25% and a similarly increased frequency of major amputation. We can choose between conservative, endovascular, and surgical procedures for an adequate therapy of the underlying vascular stenoses or occlusions. Yet, clear therapeutic recommendations only exist for suprapopliteal lesions. However, in a number of cases, especially in diabetics, target lesions have an infrapopliteal location. Since endovascular procedures have undergone significant improvement in the last few years, the following review discusses methods for infrapopliteal revascularization taking into consideration the newest publications on this topic.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Klinische Radiologie, Innenstadt-Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Pettenkoferstrasse 8a, 80336 Munich, Germany. Marcus.Treitl@med.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Treitl
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ruppert
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Degenhart
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reiser
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rieger
mesh_terms: D017130:Angioplasty / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods