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Treatment of Buerger's disease with electrical spinal cord stimulation--review of three cases.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12025923     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Buerger's disease or obliterating thromboangiitis is an inflammatory pathologic condition affecting the distal vascular segments; it strikes young adults, especially males and heavy smokers. Medical and surgical treatment often fail to heal these patients, especially considering the frequent relapse of this disease linked with tobacco abuse--definitive healing often involves limb amputation. Electrical spinal cord stimulation is evaluated in this study with an analgesic aim and for improvement in skin microcirculation, with the goal of long-term healing of diseased limbs.
Authors:
F Chierichetti; S Mambrini; A Bagliani; A Odero
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Angiology     Volume:  53     ISSN:  0003-3197     ISO Abbreviation:  Angiology     Publication Date:    2002 May-Jun
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-05-23     Completed Date:  2002-06-19     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0203706     Medline TA:  Angiology     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  341-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
IRCCS Pol. S. Matteo, Università di Pavia, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Electric Stimulation Therapy*
Female
Foot / blood supply
Humans
Leg / blood supply
Male
Microcirculation
Middle Aged
Smoking / adverse effects
Spinal Cord / physiology*
Thromboangiitis Obliterans / therapy*

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