[Arteriographic data in chronic ischemia of the hand. Study of 62 cases]

Abstract

The arteriograms of sixty-two patients with chronic ischemia of the hand and fingers were reviewed. Twelve patients were considered to have Raynaud's disease. Thoracic outlet syndrome caused ischemic symptoms in thirteen patients. Arteriosclerosis obliterans affected twenty-two patients. The signs of arteriosclerosis are described including irregular constrictions, multiple occlusions and the corkscrew pattern of the collateral arteries. The differential diagnosis includes thromboangiitis obliterans and collagen vasculitis.