Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2008 Aug;41(4):508-511.
Intra-arterial Direct Prostaglandin Infusion Combined with Lower Limb Arterial Bypass Graft and Lumbar Sympathectomy for Treating Buerger's Disease
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicne, Kangwon National University; Clinical Research Institue of Kang won National University Hospital, Korea. elpucco@kangwon.ac.kr
- 2Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Kangwon National University; Clinical Research Institue of Kangwon National University Hospital, Korea.
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.
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