Subintimal angioplasty of tibial vessel occlusions in critical limb ischaemia: a good opportunity?

Objectives: To evaluate the feasibility and the mid-term results of subintimal angioplasty (SA) in the treatment of critical limb ischaemia (CLI) with tibial vessels occlusions.

Materials And Methods: Between August 2000 and March 2005, we attempted to treat 46 patients (23 men, 23 women, median age of 75 years; range 35-92) and 50 limbs by SA of occluded tibial vessels. Twenty-one had gangrene, 25 ulcerations and 4 had rest pain.

Use of cryopreserved arterial homografts for management of infected prosthetic grafts: a multicentric study.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of cryopreserved arterial homografts for management of prosthetic graft infection. Between October 1992 and July 1998, 90 patients (84 men) with a mean age of 64 years from six different hospitals were treated for prosthesis infection by in situ replacement using a cryopreserved arterial homograft (CAH). In 43 patients (47%), the primary procedure had been performed at a nonparticipating center.

Subintimal angioplasty of tibial vessel occlusions in the treatment of critical limb ischaemia: mid-term results.

Objectives: to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary results at 1 year of subintimal angioplasty of tibial occlusions in critical limb ischaemia (CLI).

Material: from December 1997 to December 1999, we intended to treat 36 patients and 40 limbs by subintimal angioplasty of occlusions of tibial vessels. Thirty-one had gangrene or ulceration and nine had rest pain.