[Results of conservative treatment in patients with atheromatous obstruction of arteries in the leg].

Pol Tyg Lek

Kliniki Chirurgii Naczyń i Transplantologii CSK AM, Warszawie.

Published: November 1992

Late results of the treatment of 107 patients with crural arteries occlusion (21 (20%) with isolated lesions and 86 (80%) with multisegmental lesions) were evaluated. Favourable result of the conservative treatment was achieved in 38% of patients with isolated lesions, no improvement in 38%, and worsening in one patient were noted during a 5-year follow up. Percentage in the group of patients with multisegmental lesions (including crural arteries) was 23%, 50%, and 27%, respectively. No patients with isolated lesions died during follow up period, whereas 11 (13%) patients with multisegmental lesions died.

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