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Percutaneous Endovascular Treatment of Chronic Iliac Artery Occlusion

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Purpose: To evaluate the clinical and radiological long-term results of recanalization of chronic occluded iliac arteries with balloon angioplasty and stent placement.

Methods: Sixty-nine occluded iliac arteries (mean length 8.1 cm; range 4–16 cm) in 67 patients were treated by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stent placement. Evaluations included clinical assesment according to Fontaine stages, Doppler examinations with ankle–brachial index (ABI) and bilateral lower extremity arteriograms. Wallstent and Cragg vascular stents were inserted for iliac artery recanalization under local anesthesia. Follow-up lasted 1–83 months (mean 29.5 months).

Results: Technical success rate was 97.1% (67 of 69). The mean ABI increased from 0.46 to 0.85 within 30 days after treatment and was 0.83 at the most recent follow-up. Mean hospitalization time was 2 days and major complications included arterial thrombosis (3%), arterial rupture (3%) and distal embolization (1%). During follow-up 6% stenosis and 9% thrombosis of the stents were observed. Clinical improvement occurred in 92% of patients. Primary and secondary patency rates were 75% and 95%, respectively.

Conclusion: The long-term patency rates and clinical benefits suggest that percutaneous endovascular revascularization with metallic stents is a safe and effective treatment for patients with chronic iliac artery occlusion.

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  1. Department of Interventional Radiology, Institute of Radiology, University of Sao Paulo, Av. Dr. Enéas Carvalho de Aguiar 255, São Paulo 05403-001, Brazil

    F. C. Carnevale & Jose G.M.P. Caldas

  2. Department of Radiology, Hospital De Guipuzcoa, P. del Dr. Beguiristian, 20080, San Sebastian, Spain

    Mariano De Blas, Santiago Merino & Jose M. Egaña

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Carnevale, F., De Blas, M., Merino, S. et al. Percutaneous Endovascular Treatment of Chronic Iliac Artery Occlusion. CVIR 27, 447–452 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-004-0086-5

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