
pmid: 22284771
Buerger's disease (thromboangiitis obliterans) is a nonatherosclerotic segmental inflammatory disease of small- and medium-sized arteries of the distal extremities of predominantly young male tobacco users. Early symptoms may include episodic pain and coldness in fingers, and late findings may present as intermittent claudication, skin ulcers, or gangrene requiring eventual amputation. Tobacco cessation is the cornerstone of treatment. Other modalities of reducing pain or avoiding amputation have not been as successful. This review summarizes in tabular form the types of treatment that have been used, including therapeutic angiogenesis.
Adult, Male, Time Factors, Endovascular Procedures, Neovascularization, Physiologic, Thromboangiitis Obliterans, Cardiovascular Agents, Middle Aged, Limb Salvage, Risk Assessment, Amputation, Surgical, Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation, Treatment Outcome, Risk Factors, Humans, Angiogenesis Inducing Agents, Female, Smoking Cessation, Vascular Patency
Adult, Male, Time Factors, Endovascular Procedures, Neovascularization, Physiologic, Thromboangiitis Obliterans, Cardiovascular Agents, Middle Aged, Limb Salvage, Risk Assessment, Amputation, Surgical, Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation, Treatment Outcome, Risk Factors, Humans, Angiogenesis Inducing Agents, Female, Smoking Cessation, Vascular Patency
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