Below-the-ankle subintimal angioplasty: How far can we push this application for lower limb preservation in diabetic patients?

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 617-618

  Alexandrescu, Vlad Adrian ^a  

^a Princess Paola Hospital   (Belgium)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; BELOW THE ANKLE OCCLUSIVE DISEASE; CRITICAL LIMB ISCHEMIA; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHY; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC PATIENT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; MICROCIRCULATION; NOTE; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBINTIMAL ANGIOPLASTY; AMPUTATION; ANKLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ISCHEMIA; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; STENOSIS, OCCLUSION AND OBSTRUCTION; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION; WOUND HEALING;

AMPUTATION; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; ANKLE; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 71949121991     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: 15451550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/09-2793C2.1     Document Type: Note

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