The First International Scientific Teleconference
"Cardiovascular Surgery and Angiology - 2003"
I.P.Ignatov, E.U.Petrova
ENDOPROSTHESIS OF THE FEMORAL ARTERY: THE INITIAL EXPERIENCE
442 district military clinical hospitals by Z.P. Solov`ev
Department of Defense Russian Federation
St.-Petersburg, Russia
Obliterative diseases of lower limb arteries are one of most widespread among defeats arteries and the constant growth of the patients with this pathology is annually observed.
Recently are more and more widely used endovascular methods of restoration blood flow of lower limb arteries.
We for the first time use the method of endovascular prosthesis superficial femoral artery after half-open loop endarterectomy by thin-walled domestic artificial limb "Ekoflon" from polytetrafluoroethylene with thickness of a wall 200 micron.
Our first successful experience of endoprosthesis artery testifies to an opportunity of its application at the patients with segmental by a defeat artery at kept poplitea artery.
Key words: endovascular grafting.
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