Intra-arterial Direct Prostaglandin Infusion Combined with Lower Limb Arterial Bypass Graft and Lumbar Sympathectomy for Treating Buerger's Disease.
- Author:
Kil Soo YIE
1
,
2
;
Se Min RYU
;
Seong Joon CHO
;
Seo Young LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicne, Kangwon National University
2. Clinical Research Institue of Kang won National University Hospital, Korea. elpucco@kangwon.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Prostaglandin E;
Sympathectomy;
Buerger's disease
- MeSH:
Alprostadil;
Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
Humans;
Incidence;
Lower Extremity;
Smoke;
Smoking;
Sympathectomy;
Thromboangiitis Obliterans;
Transplants
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2008;41(4):508-511
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The incidence of the Buerger's disease is higher for the far-East Asian population that for western people, but the surgical outcomes have been documented to be unsatisfactory. So, more aggressive and multi-focused treatment modalities should be warranted such as stopping smoking or intravenous vasodilator infusion with surgery. We report here on a successful surgical case of intra-arterial direct infusion of Prostaglandin E1 concomitant with surgical bypass and lumbar sympathectomy to treat Buerger's disease.
