The value of non-invasive examinations in the diagnosis of arterosclerosis obliterans of lower limbs / 中国普通外科杂志

Objective To evaluate the value of non invasive examinations in the diagnosis of vascular disease of lower extremity. Methods Segmental systemic pressure (SEG), pulse volume recorder (PVR) and continuous wave (CW) were adopted to examination of 36 patients with arterosclerosis obliterans of lower limbs, and the foundings were compared with that of MRA and operation . Results In all 36 cases, non invasive examinations detected abdominal aorta and common iliac artery with femoral artery occlusion in 12 cases ,femoropoplitea artery occlusion in 28 cases, popliteal artery and the distal artery occlusion in 16 case; MRA together with operation confirmed abdominal aorta and common iliac artery with femoral artery occlusion in 11 cases, femoropopliteal artery occlusion in 32 cases and popliteal artery and the distal artery occlusion in 13 cases. The accurent diagnosis rate of non invasive examination was 85.7%. Conclusions Although PVR has not yet been used to replace the arteriography to directly observe the local situation of arterial lesions , it can preliminarily determine the obstruction sites and severe degree of the occluded arteries. PVR has convenient and reliability in the diagnosis,evaluation of the therapeutic effect and the postoperative follow up of blood vessel diseases,it is worthy to be widely applied in the clinical practice.

Treatment of arterial occlusion of lower extremities / 中国普通外科杂志

ObjectiveTo study the treament of arterial occlusion of lower extrimities. MethodsSeventy-three cases(78 limbs) of chronic ischemia o f lower extremities were diagnosed as artroial occlusion by color u ltrasounography, DSA or MRA. Arterial bypass using grafting,endarterectomy and percuteneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) were used for the artery segmental occlusion in 44 limbs. Venous arterialization and reconstruc tion of profunda femoris were performed for extensive occlusion in 29 limbs. ResultsAll the cases showed satisfactory r esults 6 months to 8 years after operation except 8 limbs (segmenta l occlusion in 3 limbs and extensive occlusion in 5 limbs) were amputated. ConclusionsThe key points of improvement of the therapeu tic effects of the arteral occlusion of lowe extremity lie on the cho ice of the therapeutic methods accoding to the results of DSA or MRA.