Percutaneous recanalization of iliac artery occlusions: an alternative to surgery in the high-risk patient
- 1 August 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Roentgen Ray Society in American Journal of Roentgenology
- Vol. 143 (2) , 313-316
- https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.143.2.313
Abstract
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty was performed successfully in three patients with total occlusions involving the iliac artery. Two patients had occlusion of the external iliac artery and the third patient had occlusion of the common iliac artery. The vessels were still patent at 3-12 months after the procedure. One complication occurred involving a thrombus in the common femoral artery of the diseased leg. The thrombus was surgically removed under local anesthesia. In high-risk patients, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of total iliac artery occlusions may represent a viable alternative to surgery.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Percutaneous recanalization of common iliac artery occlusions: an unacceptable complication rate?American Journal of Roentgenology, 1982