Tag Archives: Common Femoropopliteal Territory

Subutilización del tratamiento médico en enfermedad vascular periférica

Thromboendarterectomy vs. Endovascular Therapy in Common Femoropopliteal Territory. Is Surgery Still the Gold Standard?

Thromboendarterectomy vs. Endovascular Therapy in Common Femoropopliteal Territory. Is Surgery Still the Gold Standard?

For lesions in the common femoral artery, guidelines recommend surgical endarterectomy (TEA) as the gold standard. However, endovascular therapy (EVT) is an alternative option for these lesions.  In 2017 the first randomized study comparing TEA vs EVT was carried out, showing that EVT presents clinical benefits, though it does not replace surgical treatment as first

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