title: [Leg ulcer: conservative treatment].
abstract: During 16 years 202 patients with leg ulcer have been studied prospectively. Whenever possible, cure has been obtained in ambulatory, which was the main objective. Surgery was preferentially made after the cure of the ulcer. From the 202 patients, 166 have made a prolonged follow-up. Cure in ambulatory has been obtained in 91% of the patients. We stress the importance of the direct control of all the treatment by the responsible doctor.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cirurgia Geral, Hospital São José, Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: Caldeira
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fradique
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pupo
authors.forename: Luísa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Quaresma
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palma-Rosa
authors.forename: Mário
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Gualdino
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Heitor
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Cláudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Diogo
authors.forename: Ana Catarina
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Pinho
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies