Successful endovascular treatment for high take off aorto-iliac occlusive disease

Intern Med. 2015;54(8):921-4. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.54.2920. Epub 2015 Apr 15.

Abstract

A 73-year-old man with a history of intermittent claudication for the previous six years visited our hospital. His ankle-brachial index (ABI) was very low on both sides, and computed tomography (CT) indicated bilateral aorto-iliac occlusive disease (AIOD). As he refused to undergo open surgery, endovascular treatment (EVT) was administered. After the first and second EVT sessions, the intermittent claudication improved completely. In addition, the ABI normalized (right: 1.01, left: 0.99), and CT demonstrated full expansion of the stents. His post-EVT course was uneventful for 18 months. The use of EVT to treat AIOD is technically feasible and may serve as a potential treatment option for patients with an inoperable condition.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Ankle Brachial Index
  • Humans
  • Intermittent Claudication / therapy
  • Leriche Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
  • Leriche Syndrome / surgery*
  • Male
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / methods*
  • Stents
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed