[Application of ultrasonic angioplasty in treating totally occluded peripheral arteries, a clinical study of 39 cases].

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravascular ultrasonic angioplasty in treating atherosclerotic totally occluded peripheral arteries.

Methods: Percutaneous ultrasonic angioplasty was applied on 39 cases with peripheral atherosclerotic total occlusion under fluoroscopic guidance. The recanalization, clinical efficacy and complications were observed.