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Endarterectomy of the superficial femoral artery. 1980

J E Lorentzen, and T Schroder, and H J Hansen

The long-term results of 63 consecutive femoro-popliteal endarterectomies are presented and discussed. The average period of follow-up was 52 months. There were no per- or postoperative deaths. The early failure rate was 30 % (10 out of 63) and five-year patency was 26 %. Extremities with compromised inflow and/or outflow had a five-year patency of only 10 %, whereas five-year patency was 40 % for the remainder. Endarterectomies of short occlusions and a five-year patency of 38 %, while five-year patency for long occlusions was only 8%. Since five-year patency for even the optimal operative candidate (with only moderate ischemic symptoms, with short occlusions of the femoral artery, as well as with both good inflow and outflow) was not above 40 %, the authors conclude that endarterectomy is not suited for the treatment of femoro-popliteal occlusions.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007431	Intraoperative Complications	Complications that affect patients during surgery. They may or may not be associated with the disease for which the surgery is done, or within the same surgical procedure.	Peroperative Complications,Surgical Injuries,Complication, Intraoperative,Complication, Peroperative,Injuries, Surgical,Complications, Intraoperative,Complications, Peroperative,Injury, Surgical,Intraoperative Complication,Peroperative Complication,Surgical Injury
D007866	Leg	The inferior part of the lower extremity between the KNEE and the ANKLE.	Legs
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D011150	Popliteal Artery	The continuation of the femoral artery coursing through the popliteal fossa; it divides into the anterior and posterior tibial arteries.	Arteria Poplitea,Artery, Popliteal,Popliteal Arteries
D011183	Postoperative Complications	Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.	Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D004691	Endarterectomy	Surgical excision, performed under general anesthesia, of the atheromatous tunica intima of an artery. When reconstruction of an artery is performed as an endovascular procedure through a catheter, it is called ATHERECTOMY.	Thromboendarterectomy,Endarterectomies,Thromboendarterectomies
D005260	Female		Females
D005263	Femoral Artery	The main artery of the thigh, a continuation of the external iliac artery.	Common Femoral Artery,Arteries, Common Femoral,Arteries, Femoral,Artery, Common Femoral,Artery, Femoral,Common Femoral Arteries,Femoral Arteries,Femoral Arteries, Common,Femoral Artery, Common
D005500	Follow-Up Studies	Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.	Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup