title: [Angioplasty of the arteries of the aorto-iliac region].
abstract: Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) of the aorto-iliac arteries was performed in 92 patients with atherosclerotic lesions. The initial success was 87.8% and the late one was 69.4%. The late results were evaluated objectively in 58 patients, 36 of which were studied by angiography and the remaining by Doppler. There were 6.6% of complications, in 2.8% of which surgery was performed. There was no mortality. The good initial and late results and the low morbility suggest that PTA is a good revascularization procedure. The best results were obtained in symptomatic patients with a short and significant stenosis or occlusion.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Radiologia, Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pisco
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Angioplastia das artérias do sector aorto-ilíaco.