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[Pyogenic skin infections of the extremities with vascular involvement. Local vascular reconstruction and systemic
N Grünewald1, J Kiene, J Menzel
1Klinik für Allgemein- und Gefässchirurgie, Zentralkrankenhaus, Bremen.
Langenbecks Archiv Fur Chirurgie. Supplement. Kongressband. Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Chirurgie. Kongress
|January 1, 1997
Abstract:
In a 6-year period, we treated 14 patients with severe groin infections involving the femoral artery following drug injection in addicts. In 13 cases, we used autologous material for arterial reconstruction; in one case of massive bleeding the femoral artery had been embolized. Ten patients were treated with full success, two patients had claudication postoperatively, and in two cases above-knee amputations were necessary.