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Local Endarterectomy of the Profunda Femoris Artery 1
Author(s) -
Royle John P.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1970.tb05371.x
Subject(s) - medicine , groin , stenosis , claudication , endarterectomy , rest (music) , intermittent claudication , angiography , femoral artery , surgery , radiology , cardiology , arterial disease , vascular disease
A series of 16 endarterectomies of the osteum of the profunda femoris artery is presented. Stenosis of the osteum was detected clinically by the presence of a murmur at the groin, either at rest or on exercise. This was confirmed by angiography with oblique views. Although the superficial femoral artery was completely occluded in every case, no reconstruction of this segment was made, surgery being confined to simple relief of the stenosis of the profunda osteum. Rest pain was completely relieved in 12 out of 13 limbs. There was no residual intermittent claudication in eight of 14 limbs, while the claudication distance was improved in the remaining six.