Modified crossover and guidewire loop technique for double-balloon angioplasty of the aortic bifurcation

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 1994 Mar-Apr;17(2):116-8. doi: 10.1007/BF00193930.

Abstract

A modified form of crossover railroad technique is described for iliac and aortic bifurcation obstructions in which the iliac occlusion is crossed from the opposite side by a guidewire which is brought out through the ipsilateral puncture site. After forming a loop in the abdominal aorta, dilatation with two balloons is performed. This procedure was successfully performed in 2 patients having iliac artery occlusions and aortic bifurcation obstruction.

MeSH terms

  • Angioplasty, Balloon / methods*
  • Aorta, Abdominal
  • Aortic Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Diseases / therapy*
  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Iliac Artery*
  • Radiography