BUERGER’S DISEASE (THROMBOANGIITIS OBLITERANS) AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO SMOKERS
[widget id=”ad_unit-10″]ad_unit-10[/widget]In 1908 Dr. Leo Buerger provided a detailed and accurate description of Thromboangiitis obliterans or Buerger’s Disease (BD) and the pathological findings in 11 amputated limbs. Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger’s Disease) is characterized by segmental, thrombosing (or clotting), and acute and chronic inflammation of intermediate and small arteries and sometimes veins of the extremeties (hands […]