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Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease

Acute Limb Ischemia
• Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease • Dec 28 05

Introduction
Acute limb ischemia can be embolic, thrombotic, or traumatic. Symptoms and signs are related to the location of the occlusion, the duration of ischemia, and the degree of development of…


 

Renal Artery Stenosis
• Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease • Dec 28 05

Renal artery stenosis is produced predominantly by atherosclerotic occlusive disease (80-90% of patients) or fibromuscular dysplasia (10-15% of patients). Characteristically, patients with occlusive disease have common risk factors for atherosclerosis, and their lesions are…


 

Visceral Artery Insufficiency
• Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease • Dec 28 05

Chronic intestinal ischemia results from atherosclerotic occlusive lesions at the origins of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA), celiac artery, and inferior mesenteric artery (IMA). Because of collateral flow via the middle colic artery branch…


 

Other Diseases of the Carotid Artery
• Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease • Dec 28 05

Carotid Dissection
Carotid dissection is a false channel in the wall of the carotid artery produced by a tear in the intima. The classic triad of symptoms is unilateral…


 

Unusual Causes of Popliteal Artery Occlusion
• Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease • Dec 28 05

The most common cause of popliteal artery occlusion is athero-occlusive disease. Thrombosis of a popliteal aneurysm can also cause popliteal occlusion and acute leg ischemia. Claudication in a young, athletic individual…


 

Occlusive Cerebrovascular Disease
• Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease • Dec 28 05

Introduction
Every year, half a million people in the United States suffer a stroke. Fifteen to 30 percent of these episodes are fatal, making stroke the third leading cause of death…


 

Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease
• Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease • Dec 28 05

Introduction
Occlusive disease of the lower extremities is present in 8-12 million persons in the United States and is an important cause of disability. It is also a predictor of…


 
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