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Lammer, J; Pilger, E; Karnel, F; Schurawitzki, H; Horvath, W; Oertl, M; Riedl, M; Umek, H; Klein, GE; Schreyer, H.
Femoropopliteal laser recanalization--a multicenter study
RADIOLOGE. 1990; 30(2): 45-49.
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- Klein Guenther
- Pilger Ernst
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- Abstract:
- Laser-assisted angioplasty was performed in four different hospital centers, following the same treatment protocol and using an Nd-YAG laser with a sapphire-probe catheter. The initial recanalization rate of 259 femoro-popliteal occlusions with a mean length of 7.5 cm was 84%. Dissections or perforations were observed in 10%. An emergency surgical intervention was required in 1.1%. The long-term patency rate of the successfully recanalized arteries was 74% after 2 years. The cumulative cure rate of all 259 patients was 62%.
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