Injuries of the Peripheral Arteries and Their Surgical Treatment

Injuries of the Peripheral Arteries and Their Surgical Treatment

Summary 196 cases of peripheral arterial injury presented to our clinic between 1976 and 1986 are summarised. Most of the cases were between 11 and 30 years of age and most of the injuries were by fire-arms and sharp weapons. The most common localisations were a. femoralis (29%cases), a. poplitea an...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon 1990-04, Vol.38 (2), p.96-98
Hauptverfasser: Solak, H., Yeniterzi, M., Yüksek, T., Eren, N., Ceran, S., Göktoğan, T.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Arteries - injuries
Arteries - surgery
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Male
Methods
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications
Time Factors
Wounds, Nonpenetrating
Wounds, Penetrating
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Zusammenfassung:Summary 196 cases of peripheral arterial injury presented to our clinic between 1976 and 1986 are summarised. Most of the cases were between 11 and 30 years of age and most of the injuries were by fire-arms and sharp weapons. The most common localisations were a. femoralis (29%cases), a. poplitea and branches (28%), a. brachialis injury (20%). The most common surgical measures were end-to-end anastomosis (43% cases) and venous orthograft replacement (17%). There were 5 mortalities. Factors affecting treatment success are discussed.
ISSN:0171-6425
1439-1902
DOI:10.1055/s-2007-1014002