Abstract:
At present, research is ongoing in the world to improve the results of surgical treatment of patients with
gangrene of the lower extremities on the background of diabetes mellitus, which is associated with the steady growth of this
contingent of patients with bleeds, the ambiguity of approaches in matters of surgical tactics and unsatisfactory results of
treatment. The analysis of the literature data indicates that today there are a number of unresolved issues of surgical tactics for
purulent-necrotic lesions of the feet of various localization, in particular, staging or simultaneity depending on the affected
area of the foot, clear indications for combined minimally invasive endovascular interventions with a combination of
infectious process and limb ischemia, which in general should be aimed at improving the treatment and diagnostic algorithm
in the treatment of patients with gangrene of the lower extremities against the background of diabetes. The results of
treatment of 126 patients with critical ischemia of the lower extremities on the background of diabetes mellitus were analyzed;
after the final diagnosis and localization of the affected segment, all patients underwent transluminal balloon angioplasty of
the arteries of the lower extremities
