Title: Peripheral arterial angiography and interventional treatment in diabetic foot ulcers
Abstract: Objective To assccss the changes of peripheral arteries and choice of interventional teat-ment in diabetic foot ulcers. Methods Thirty-six diabetic patients with foot ulcers were examined by lower extremity DSA with simultaneous ukrasonic Doppler examination for correlative study and interventional treatment carried out in 17 segmcntal stenotic cases Among them, 12 patients were treated by PTA and 5 patients by intravascular stenting. Results Irregular stenoses and obstruction were observed in all patients with peripheral foot ulcers. DSA examination was more reliable comparing with Doppler examination for demonstration of the arterial injury above the level of popliteal artery. PTA and primary stenting were effective in all of these subjects outcoming with promotion of the lower extremity artcrinal blood perfusion and foreseen curing efficacy. Conclusions Peripheral arterial stenoses were common in diabetic patients with foot ulcers. In clinical practice. DSA examination and interventional treatment could give a furtile prognosis and reduce disabling.
Publication Year: 2003
Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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