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W G Knox

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PubMed1979

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with the Grüntzig balloon catheter. A review of 70 cases.

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty has been used to treat lesions of the iliac, superficial femoral, and renal arterial systems in 70 patients. Overall initial success was achieved in 27/30 lesions, with 4/5 lesions documented to be patent for longer than two years. Although long-term follow-up is at present limited, the reduced cost and morbidity of this procedure are distinct advantages in appropriately selected patients. The close involvement of the vascular surgeon and a "team" approach are necessary. These preliminary results are part of a long-term study to evaluate the efficacy of transluminal angioplasty as well as to define factors that may be of predictive value in patient selection.

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PubMed1976

Peripheral vascular anastomotic aneurysms: a fifteen-year experience.

A 15-year experience with anastomotic aneurysms resulting from peripheral vascular reconstruction is presented. The analysis is divided into three 5-year periods. It is obvious from this presentation that the etiology is probably caused by suture material, end-to-side anastomosis, proximity of the anastomosis to a joint and intimectomy of the recipient artery at the original operative procedure. None of the lesions reported herein were associated with graft or wound sepsis. Anastomotic aneurysms at the proximal aortic suture line resulted in aortoenteric fistulae in 6 of 8 cases. There were no survivors in these 6 cases despite successful graft replacement. It is to be emphasized that the complication of anastomotic aneurysm still remains a significant complication in peripheral vascular surgery with a 1.9% incidence noted in 320 operations performed from 1970-1974.

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