Percutaneous Vascular Recanalization Technique Applications Clinical Results

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1. 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 (Dotter’s 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 Fibrinolysis: Fibrinolytic Treatment of Femoral Reocclusions Subsequent to PTR Procedures.- 25. Selective Arterial Clot Lysis With Angiography Catheter.- 26. Vascular Surgery and Transluminal Dilatation/Recanalization: Complementary Procedures for the Reconstruction of Peripheral Occlusive Diseases.- 27. Surgical Aspects of Vascular Reconstruction After PTR.- 28. Intraoperative Transluminal Angioplasty by Dotter’s Method.- X. Indications.- 29. Indications for PTR From the Angiologic Point of View.- 30. Indications for PTR From the Surgical Point of View.- XI. Summary.- 31. Appraisal of the Techniques.- 32. Appraisal of the Therapy.- References to Chapters 5, 11, 15, 18–22, 24, 25, 28–31.