THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SELECTIVE INTRA-ARTERIAL CATHETER THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF DIABETIC GANGRENE OF THE LOWER EXTREMITIES

Abstract

The problems of treatment of patients with occlusive-stenotic diseases of the peripheral arteries of the lower extremities against the background of diabetes mellitus (DM) occupy one of the main places among the problems that must be fulfilled in modern surgery. The number of people with diabetes is constantly increasing [1,3]. In recent years, reconstructive and X-ray endovascular operations on the peripheral arteries of the lower extremities have become widespread, which in many cases can significantly improve the quality of life of patients with gangrene of the lower extremities.