Aortic bifurcation stenosis: treatment with intravascular stents

J Vasc Interv Radiol. 1991 Aug;2(3):319-23. doi: 10.1016/s1051-0443(91)72250-1.

Abstract

Balloon-expandable intravascular stents were employed to correct atherosclerotic stenosis of the aortic bifurcation. The devices were placed in the proximal iliac arteries with the cephalic end of the stents contacting in the midline. This arrangement provided an adequate lumen for the distal portion of the aortic wall and the proximal iliac arteries. Six of seven patients who received this form of treatment had hemodynamic and clinical improvement of their vascular insufficiency at an average follow-up of 1 year.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Angioplasty, Balloon
  • Aorta, Abdominal / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Diseases / epidemiology
  • Aortic Diseases / therapy*
  • Arteriosclerosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Arteriosclerosis / epidemiology
  • Arteriosclerosis / therapy*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Iliac Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography
  • Stents*
  • Time Factors