Abstract

JIMENEZ, César Eduardo  and  PENA, Diego. Endovascular treatment of peripheral vascular trauma. rev. colomb. cir. [online]. 2012, vol.27, n.4, pp.290-297. ISSN 2011-7582.

Vascular trauma constitutes a public health problem both nationally and internationally. The epidemy of violence with greater use of high and low velocity weapons in the military conflicts as well as at the civil urban level, have increased the incidence of vascular trauma. The advent of endovascular procedures and technologies offer new alternative approaches in complex vascular trauma, such as those with difficult vascular access, late complications and patients with concomitant complications. Hereby we present our experience with seven patients that were submitted to endovascular treatment in the period January 2010 to January 2012, with six months follow-up. In six patients (86%) it was possible to implant a stent, and in one it became necessary to create an embolus in the ilio-lumbar artery by means of a steel spiral coil. Mean operating time was 60.7 minutes, with a rank of 40 to 90 minutes. Successful result was demonstrated in all cases by angiography and permeability of the affected vessel.

Keywords : peripheral vascular diseasess; vascular system injuries; arteriovenous fistula; aneurysm; false; blood vessel prosthesis.

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