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Combined infrainguinal reconstruction and infrapopliteal intraluminal angioplasty for limb salvage in critical limb ischemia

^a Department of Transplant Surgery, Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Vídeská 1958/4, Prague 4, 140 21, Czech Republic
^b Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic

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E-mail address: peter.balaz{at}ikem.cz (P. Balaz).

The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the success rates of limb salvage, and the primary and secondary patency rates of reconstructions of critical limb ischemia (CLI) patients undergoing combined infrainguinal reconstruction and intraluminal angioplasty of crural arteries. In 2000–2005, infrainguinal reconstruction with concomitant intraluminal angioplasty of crural arteries was performed in 30 patients with CLI, mean age was 63 years (S.D.=10); according to the Fontaine classification, 28 (93%) patients had stage IV and 2 (7%) stage III ischemia. During mean follow-up of 12.9 (S.D.=16.9) months, primary 1-year patency of vascular reconstruction was seen in 16 (52.6%) patients of our group. Secondary 1-year patency over the same follow-up period was documented in 17 (56.2%) patients and 1-year limb salvage was obtained in 25 (82.6%) patients. Based on this finding, we consider a combined surgical and endovascular procedure to be the method of choice in limb salvage in patients with CLI not allowing for an isolated endovascular procedure.

Key Words: Critical limb ischemia; Limb salvage; Combined procedure; Hybrid procedure

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