title: Iliac artery stenting--clinical experience with the Palmaz stent, Wallstent, and Strecker stent.
abstract: A total of 82 iliac artery lesions (62 stenoses and 20 occlusions) were treated with 3 different types of endovascular metallic stents (12 lesions with the Palmaz stent, 36 with the Wallstent, and 34 with the Strecker stent). The complication rate was 12%. Occlusion of 2 Wallstents occurred 4 and 12 weeks after stent placement, respectively. Both stents were recanalized by local fibrinolysis. One Strecker stent occluded after 8 months. The observation period was 3 to 26 months (mean 9.7 months). The patency rate with secondary intervention (fibrinolysis) was 100% after 3 and 6 months, and 98% after 9 months. All 3 stent designs turned out to be effective in the treatment of complicated iliac artery occlusive disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Hausegger
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lammer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hagen
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Flückiger
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lafer
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pilger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011677:Punctures; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome