RESUMEN

The paper reports a series of 23 diabetic patients affected by occlusive arterial disease of the lower limbs treated by reconstructive vascular surgery. Revascularisation interventions were performed in 9 patients affected by claudication, with good long-term results. Fourteen patients underwent operations for limb salvage. The major amputation rate was 35%.

Asunto(s)

Complicaciones de la Diabetes , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Vasculares , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Arteriopatías Oclusivas/cirugía , Prótesis Vascular , Angiopatías Diabéticas/cirugía , Femenino , Humanos , Pierna/irrigación sanguínea , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad