Abstract:Objective To compare the efficacy of superficial femoral artery stenting (SFAS) and deep femoral artery profundoplasty (DFAP) in patients with atherosclerotic lesions of common femoral artery. Methods A retrospective study was made of 40 patients treated in Beijing Jishuitan Hospital from January 2012 to December 2016 with severe lower limb ischemia (Rutherford stages 3-5). The patients were divided into 2 groups with 20 in each:SFAS group and DFAP group. The changes of ankle brachial index (ABI) and Rutherford stages were assessed before and after operation. Comparison was made in the respects of the amputation rate at 2 years and patency rates at 1 year and 2 years. SPSS statistics 17.0 were used for data analysis, and t test or Chi-square test for comparison. Results No significant differences between 2 groups (P>0.05) was observed in age, gender, clinical symptoms, blood glucose, blood lipids, hypertension, coronary heart disease and damaged blood vessel ratio. The postoperative ABI in both groups was significantly improved [(0.98±0.09) vs (0.51±0.08), t=-18.450, P<0.001] in SFAS group and [(0.70±0.10) vs (0.47±0.07), t=-8.910,P<0.001] in DFAP group, but compared with DFAP group, SFAP group had higher postoperative ABI[(0.98±0.09) vs (0.70±0.10)], higher Rutherford grade reduction rate [90%(18/20) vs 60%(12/20)], and lower patency rate at 1 year [70%(14/20) vs 95%(19/20)] and 2 years [55%(11/20) vs 90%(18/20)]. The differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion Both DFAP and SFAS can relieve symptoms and increase blood supply to limbs in the patients with severe lower limb ischemia from atherosclerotic lesions at the bifurcation of the common femoral artery. The immediate symptom relieve by SFAS is better than by DFAP, and DFAP results in higher patency rate at 1 year and 2 years than SFAS.