Endovascular intervention for infrapopliteal arterial ischemia / 中华普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of endovascular interventional treatment for infrapopliteal arterial ischemic diseases. Methods Sixty patients(65 limbs)of infrapopliteal arterial isehernia of the lower extremities received pereutancotm transluminal angioplasty(PTA)and/or stents implantation from November 2004 to July 2007.The symptoms,changes of ankle/brachial index(ABI),limb salvage rate and immediate patent rate were observed. Results PTA/stenting procedure was successful in 51 out of 60 patients(65 limbs)with the technical success rate of 83.3%.Symptoms were improved in 53 cases(88.3%)including complete symptom remission in 40 cases(66.7%),partial remission in 13 patients(21.7%).The procedure failed in 7 cases(11.6%).In successful cases,AB1 increased from preoperative 0.40±0.18 to postoperative 0.91±0.22(P＜0.01).The amputation below knee was performed in two cases and toe apodizers in four cases.The limb salvage rate was 91% during the same hospitalization.Discharged 54 cases were followed up with 14.5±1.2 months,during this period amputation above knee was performed in 2 cases,amputation below knee in 2 cases,and toe apodizers in 2 cases,with a limb salvage rate of 88.9%(48/54).Symptoms were recurrent in five cases,with recurrence rate of 9.2%.Vascular reocclusion or restenosis were found in 10 cases.the patent rate was 81.5% and the cumulative patent rate was 57.3% in one year. Conclusions Endovascular interventional treatment for infrapopliteal arterial ischemic disease is safe and effective.