Experience of Arteriosclerosis Obliterans of Lower Extremities by Endovascular Treatment / 中国普外基础与临床杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the clinical experience of endovascular treatment for arteriosclerosis obliterans (ASO) of lower extremities.Methods Endovascular treatment were performed on 22 patients (26 limbs) suffering from ASO which were diagnosed by magnetic resonance angiography (MRA).The clinical efficacy after operation was analyzed.Results Twenty-two lower extremities of 18 patients successfully accepted endovascular treatment with 12 stents planted without major complications.Four cases failed to endovascular treatment and 2 of them converted to bypass surgery.The clinical symptoms of limb ischemia vanished or significantly improved after treatment.The ankle brachial index (ABI) of affected extremities increased from 0.35?0.13 (before operation) to 0.70?0.15 (after operation),P