He Zhaopeng, Wang Boyu, Meng Haoyong, Zhang Lei, Zhang Qingfu
Department of Vascular Surgery, Hebei Key Laboratory of Colorectal Cancer Precision Diagnosis and Treatment, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 89 Donggang Rd, Shijiazhuang, 050000, Hebei, China.
Department of Intervention, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Heart Vessels. 2025 Mar 14. doi: 10.1007/s00380-025-02534-6.
We introduce a technique for treating chronic limb-threatening ischemia with superficial femoral artery flush occlusion, facilitating intravascular treatment when conventional anterograde puncture is challenging. This retrospective study reviewed 37 patients who underwent vascular sheath fenestration assisted anterograde puncture to complete endovascular treatment for chronic limb-threatening ischemia from December 2022 to December 2023. All patients had superficial femoral artery flush occlusion, meeting chronic limb-threatening ischemia diagnostic criteria. Evaluations included intraoperative radiation dose, technical success rate, patency rate, limb retention rate, and postoperative complications from surgery to a 12-month follow-up. The mean age of the patients was 70 ± 10 years, with an age range of 46 to 90 years. A significant proportion of the cases presented with severe chronic limb-threatening ischemia, with 78.4% classified as Rutherford ≥ 5, 51.3% as WiFi ≥ 3, and 97.3% as Global Limb Anatomic Staging System III. In all surgical procedures, a plain old balloon angioplasty was utilized for anterograde dilation. Subsequently, based on angiographic findings, treatment involved either drug-coated balloon dilation combined with stent implantation or drug-coated balloon dilation alone. Successful revascularization was achieved in all cases, resulting in marked clinical and hemodynamic improvements, as evidenced by the mean ankle-brachial index increasing from 0.49 preoperatively to 0.86 postoperatively. The 12-month follow-up outcomes were as follows: limb salvage rate of 94.6%, primary patency rate of 83.8%, assisted primary patency rate of 91.9%, and secondary patency rate of 94.6%. The incidence of postoperative complications was 8.1%. The average duration of hospital stay was 8.43 ± 2.72 days. The vascular sheath fenestration assisted anterograde puncture technique demonstrates favorable surgical outcomes and merits consideration as a viable treatment option for chronic limb-threatening ischemia patients with superficial femoral artery occlusion.
我们介绍一种治疗股浅动脉完全闭塞所致慢性肢体威胁性缺血的技术,当传统顺行穿刺具有挑战性时,该技术有助于血管内治疗。这项回顾性研究纳入了2022年12月至2023年12月期间接受血管鞘开窗辅助顺行穿刺以完成慢性肢体威胁性缺血血管内治疗的37例患者。所有患者均有股浅动脉完全闭塞,符合慢性肢体威胁性缺血的诊断标准。评估指标包括术中辐射剂量、技术成功率、通畅率、肢体保留率以及手术至12个月随访期间的术后并发症。患者的平均年龄为70±10岁,年龄范围为46至90岁。相当一部分病例表现为严重的慢性肢体威胁性缺血,78.4%的患者Rutherford分级≥5级,51.3%的患者WiFi分级≥3级,97.3%的患者全球肢体解剖分期系统为Ⅲ期。在所有手术过程中,均采用普通球囊血管成形术进行顺行扩张。随后,根据血管造影结果,治疗方法包括药物涂层球囊扩张联合支架植入或单纯药物涂层球囊扩张。所有病例均成功实现血管再通,临床和血流动力学均有显著改善,平均踝肱指数从术前的0.49提高到术后的0.86。12个月的随访结果如下:肢体挽救率为94.6%,原发性通畅率为83.8%,辅助原发性通畅率为91.9%,继发性通畅率为94.6%。术后并发症发生率为8.1%。平均住院时间为8.