[Indications for arteriography for chronic obliterative arteriopathy of the lower extremities].

The indications of aorto-arteriography and femoral arteriography in the investigation of chronic occlusive arterial disease of the lower limbs, were reviewed in 161 patients with respect to clinical parameters, age, associated risk factors, symptoms, the presence of a femoral pulse and with respect to treatment:revascularisation or not, and level of revascularisation. Ninety-four aorto-arteriographies and 67 femoral arteriographies were performed. Aortography was carried out more commonly in young patients (p less than 0,001) without associated risk factors, with exercise symptomatology (p less than 0,0001) and with reduced or absent femoral pulses (p less than 0,0001).

[Double ureter with one blind branch (author's transl)].

The authors report the 22nd case of double ureter to be published in the literature, in which one ureteral branch had a blind ending and did not terminate in any parenchyma. The condition was discovered during on antireflux operation for reflux in the lower pelvis of one Kidney which was known to be duplicated, and reflux in an apparently single contralateral pelvis. The pathological implications of this blind ureter are not well defined.