Implantation of self-expanding stents for treating lower extremity ischemia / 中国微创外科杂志

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Objective To explore effects of arterial self-expanding stents implanted in different position for treating lower limb ischemia.Methods Follow-up records of 65 patients of lower limb ischemia(71 limbs) teated by stent implantation from January 2002 to March 2006 were retrospectively reviewed.Out of the 71 patients,there were 38 patients(52.3%) of diabetic lower limb ischemia and 33 patients(47.7%) of non-diabetic ischemia.Stent implantation included 2 abdominal aortic stents in 2 patients,1 abdominal aortic and 2 iliac stents in 1 patient with the Leriche syndrome,38 iliac stents in 33 patients(35 limbs),12 stents for iliacofemoral lesions in 6 patients(6 limbs),23 femoral stents in 16 patients(19 limbs),10 stents for femoral and prioxiaml popliteal arterial lesions in 5 patients(6 limbs),and 2 stents for distal popliteal arterial lesions in 2 patients(2 limbs).Results The patients were followed for 2~50 months(mean,16.1 months).The patency rate was 100% in 3 patients with abdominal aortic stent implantation or abdominal and aortoiliac stent implantation.Iliac artery occlusion occurred in 4 patients(4 limbs),with the patency rate of iliac arterial stents being 88.6%(31/35).The patency rate of femoral arterial stents was 78.9%(15/19),and that of femoral and prioxiaml popliteal arterial stents was 83.3%(5/6).Stents in distal popliteal artery were occluded in all the 2 patients.Stents remained patent after a mean of 5.6 months postoperatively in 3 patients with 2 femoral stents in 2 limbs and 1 femoropopliteal stent in 1 limb while distal outflow arteries were blocked.Conclusions Stent implantation can be the first choice for aortoiliac stenosis or occlusive arterial diseases.It is also recommendable for stenotic or occlusive femoral and proximal popliteal arterial diseases.It is a proper option for the senile patients or those who can not stand bypass procedures.However,for tibial arterial stenosis or occlusion,it is not a favorable consideration.