Publications by authors named "Jan C Karcher"
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) represents a major risk factor for peripheral artery disease (PAD). We aimed to evaluate the impact of T2DM on lesion localization and complexity, clinical presentation by Rutherford categories, and limb outcomes in elderly patients with symptomatic PAD undergoing endovascular revascularization. Five hundred consecutive patients with symptomatic infra-inguinal PAD who underwent rotational atherectomy-assisted endovascular revascularization were included.
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- * Procedural success was high (99.2%), with minimal complications (2.7% need for bail-out stenting and only one embolization), and after an average follow-up of 1.5 years, acceptable rates of clinically driven target lesion revascularization (CD-TLR) and clinical success were observed.
- * Atherectomy combined with drug-coated balloons (DCB) in the popliteal artery resulted in significantly lower CD-TLR rates compared to non-debulking strategies, underscoring its safety and efficacy
Gastrobronchial fistulous communications are uncommon complications of disease processes with only 36 previously reported cases. Described as complication of a number of conditions, such as previous gastroesophageal surgery, subphrenic abscess, and gastric ulcers (Jha P, Deiraniya A, Keeling-Robert C, et al. Gastrobronchial fistula--a recent series.
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