Percutaneous Vascular Recanalization Technique Applications Clinical Results [Paperback]

With contributions by numerous experts1. Introduction.- I. Technique.- 2. Transluminal Angioplasty  Pathologic Basis.- 3. Transluminal Dilatation With Separate Teflon Catheters.- 4. Percutaneous Transluminal Recanalization (PTR) With the Double-Lumen Dilatation Catheter.- 5. Dilatation Technique of Iliac Artery Stenoses With Balloon Catheters.- 6. Transluminal Vascular Dilatation With a Modified Dilatation Catheter.- II. Histologic Experiences.- 7. Histopathologic Aspects of Transluminal Recanalization.- 8. Morphologic Alterations After Percutaneous Transluminal Recanalization of Chronic Femoral Atherosclerosis.- III. Experimental Studies.- 9. Transluminal Dilatation of Coronary Artery Stenosis  Experimental Report.- 10. Percutaneous Transluminal Dilatation (PTD) of Carotid Artery Stenosis.- IV. Medical Treatment.- 11. Drug Treatment Before and After PTR.- V. Monitoring Methods.- 12. Ultrasound Techniques for Follow-Up of Hemodynamic Changes After Transluminal Dilatation or Recanalization.- 13. Transvenous Xeroarteriography, an Appropriate Method for Angiographic Follow-Up After PTR.- VI. Results of PTR.- 14. Review of the Results of the Dotter Procedure.- 15. Late Results of Percutaneous Catheter Treatment (Dotters Technique) in Occlusion of the Femoropopliteal Arteries, Stage II.- 16. Early and Late Results of PTD in Iliaca Stenosis.- 17. Cooperative Study of Results of PTR in Twelve Different Clinics.- VII. Complications.- 18. Complications In and After PTR.- 19. Complications of the Transluminal Angioplasty Excluding the Puncture Site Complications.- VIII. Special Indications.- 20. Transluminal Dilatation of a Stenosis in the Deep Femoral Artery.- 21. Percutaneous Transluminal Dilatation of Stenosis Behind AV-Fistulas in Hemodialysis Patients.- 22. PTR in Iliac Vein Thrombosis.- IX. PTR in Combination With Other Techniques.- 23. Percutaneous Transluminal Recanalization Combined With Fibrinolysis.- 24. Percutaneous Transluminal Recanalization (PTR) and FibrinolÄ