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1847542

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-3-28
pubmed:abstractText
Laser angioplasty with direct argon laser light, combined with a special centering balloon (Lastac system) was performed in 12 patients with a single superficial femoral artery occlusion. The mean length of the occlusion was 5.4 +/- 2.15 cm with a mean duration of occlusion of 7.8 +/- 5.9 months. Initial angiographic success was obtained in 9/12 procedures. Reason of failure was perforation in 1 patient and impossibility to pass the stenosis due to calcifications in 2 patients. Early rethrombosis in 1 patient reduced the primary success rate to 8/12 procedures. Peripheral emboli occurred in 2 patients, both successfully treated by thrombolysis or surgery. Of the 8 recanalized arteries, all remained patent with a mean follow-up of 7.1 +/- 0.68 months. It remains to be determined on larger series whether the Lastac system offers substantial advantages over other, less expensive systems of laser angioplasty.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1438-9029
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
154
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
176-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Percutaneous transluminal laserangioplasty with balloon centered direct argon laser light. Experience with 12 patients and a minimal follow-up of 6 months.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, University Hospitals K. U. Leuven.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article