Ahmed M. Almahrouky, Ahmed S. Hosny, Ahmed A. Baz , Muhammed R. Saafan
Ahmed Elmarakby¹, Ahmed Faraghaly¹, Ahmed Gamal El-Djn Fouad¹, Fatma Zeinhom ²
Ahmed M. Al-Mahrouky , Ahmed M. Farghaly and Mohamed A. Abd Rabou
Ayman M. A. Osman1, Mohamed D. Sarhan1, Doaa A. Mansour1, Mohamed H. A. Fahmy1, Mohamed S. Abdel-Bary2, Mostafa Abdelaziz1
Mohammed Diaa Sarhan1, Ahmed Mahmoud Hussein1,Hader Mohammed Helmy EL-Maghraby2, Mostafa Abdul Rahman El-Shazly1
Rania Elahmady, Ahmed Gamal Eldin, Emad Abdellatif Daoud
Abdrabou N Mashhour
1Asem Elsani M.A. Hassan, 1Samir A. Abd El-Mageed, 1Mostafa O.A. Khalaf, 2Kamal A.M. Hassanein
Emad Abdellatif Daoud, Shawki M.K Sharouda, MohamedElnagar
Hassan A. Abdallah, Abd-El-Aal A. Saleem, Osama A. AbdulRaheem,Mohamed Yousef A
Mohamed S. Khalifa, Ahmed H. Abdel Hafez, Mohamed M. Marzouk
Tarek Abouzeid Osman Abouzeid
1Dawlat Emara, Mamdouh Aboulhassan, 1Waleed El-Moez Reda, 2Malek Tawfiq
Nehad Foad, Waleed Eldaly, Foad Saad Eldin, Baker Ghoneim
Shady ElGhazaly Harb, Sherif Mohamed Mokhtar
Sherif Mohamed Mokhtar, Shady ElGhazaly Harb, Mohamed Sherif Hathout, Ahmed Mahmoud Hussein
1Amr Saleh Elbahaey, 2Ahmed Aly Radwan
1Amr Saleh Elbahaey, 2Ahmed Aly Radwan
Role of Angioplasty in Management of TASC-D Femoropopliteal Disease in Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia
The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and durability of endovascular therapy (ET) and its
role in limb salvage in patients with TASC D femorpopliteal lesions who presented by critical limb
ischemia (CLI). Background: traditional treatment of TASC D femoropopliteal lesions in patients
presenting with CLI has been used to be risk factor modification and bypass surgery. However, many of
these patients have multiple comorbidities making them high risk for surgical intervention. On the other
hand, advances in endovascular techniques and equipments, have made ET possible and with tolerable
operative trauma. Patients and Methods: This is a retrospective case series analysis for all patients
presenting with critical limb ischemia and TASC D femoropopliteal lesions in kasr AlAini teaching
hospitals in the period from August 2013 to March 2015, for whom endovascular management was
attempted to improve blood flow to the popliteal trifurcation because of high risk of open revascularization
ASA American society of anaethesiologists(ASA) category 3 and 4. Results: Fifty patients were treated for
TASC D lesions with mean age of 62.9 years and male preponderance of 76%. Seventy two percent of the
patients presented with tissue loss and 28% by rest pain. The mean lesion length was 18.8cm. Two cases
necessitated the use of re-entry device (Outback, Cordis Corporation, Miami Lakes, Florida, USA). Sixty
five percent of patients had their lesions stented. Technical success was achieved in 92% of patients. There
was one perioperative mortality and two wire perforations and one arteriovenous fistula (between the
superficial femoral artery and vein) that were managed conservatively without further complications or
surgical intervention and one retroperitoneal hematoma that was managed conservatively. There were ten
(22.2%) major amputations during the follow-up seven of which (15%) in the first three months postoperative the other three were in the next 3 months. Primary patency was 73% (33/45) at 3 months and
55.5 % (25/45) at 6 months, however limb salvage was 84.4% (38/45) at 3 months and was 77.7 % (35/45)
at 6 months. Conclusion: ET of TASC D femoropopliteal lesions is safe and effective in limb salvage in this
moribund set of patients. Restenosis and reocclusion is common in these complex, lengthy lesions, regular
follow-up by arterial duplex and ankle brachial index (ABI) is mandatory to early treat any restenosis
before occlusions occur
Key Words: TASC D, femoropopliteal, critical limb ischemia.