Operative management of multilevel iliofemoral occlusive disease

Incidence of early post-operative iliofemoral thrombosis.

The doppler ultrasound probe was used to study 138 patients after major surgery to assess the incidence of iliofemoral thrombosis in the early postoperative period. The patients were simultaneously studied with the 125-I-fibrinogen uptake test. The accuracy of the ultrasonic technique was assessed concurrently by comparing its results with those of ascending phlebography in a separate group of ...

Operative management of aortoiliac occlusive disease in presence of horseshoe kidney: report of a case

Coexistence of aortoiliac arteriosclerosis with horseshoe kidney in a 57-year-old man is presented. Diagnosis of this unusual combination was made shortly before surgery. Magnetic resonance angiography is the most important preoperative diagnostic tool for surgical planning. A trans-abdominal approach provides excellent exposure of the abdominal aorta in patients with a horseshoe kidney without...

Surgical techniques in the treatment of multilevel arterial occlusive disease.

AIM OF THE STUDY To report the surgical techniques for multilevel arterial lesions of the lower extremities and to evaluate the clinical outcomes. In patients with multilevel arterial disease, the treatment consisting of sequentially surgical intervention on the same vascular axis is one of the methods indicated in order to obtain an adequate inflow and outflow. MATERIAL AND METHODS we have p...

Management of Chronic Gluteal Follicular Occlusive Disease

Optimal management of infrainguinal arterial occlusive disease

Peripheral arterial occlusive disease is becoming a major health problem in Western societies as the population continues to age. In addition to risk of limb loss, the complexity of the disease is magnified by its intimate association with medical comorbidity, especially cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease. Risk factor modification and antiplatelet therapy are essential to improve long-t...