| Diabetic foot and PAD: the endovascular approach. | |
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PMID: 22271721 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Diabetic foot ulceration (DFU) is recognized as one of the most serious complications of diabetes. Active revascularisation plays a crucial role in achieving ulcer healing. Non-surgical, minimally invasive, revascularisation options for DFU have expanded over the last decade and have become a prominent tool to prevent amputation. Endovascular treatment of arterial DFU lesions is mainly concentrated in the below-the-knee arteries. The outcome of both open surgery and endovascular treatment is broadly spoken the same for the endpoints ulcer healing and limb salvage and is between 78% and 85%. The choice between endovascular treatment and open surgery should always be the outcome of a team discussion. Local expertise plays an important role in these discussions. In many institutions, the endovascular approach has currently become the first choice treatment option. The revascularisation of below-the-knee vessels needs experienced hands, team discussion and the right set of devices. Centralisation in DFU centres is therefore probably the best guaranty for the best outcome. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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J A Reekers; J Lammer |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews Volume: 28 Suppl 1 ISSN: 1520-7560 ISO Abbreviation: Diabetes Metab. Res. Rev. Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
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Created Date: 2012-01-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100883450 Medline TA: Diabetes Metab Res Rev Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 36-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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Department of Interventional Radiology, AMC, University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. j.a.reekers@amc.uva.nl. |
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