title: [Interventional radiologic procedures in complete occlusions of long stretches of the iliac artery].
abstract: 15 completely occluded iliac arteries (five cases over 10 cm, 8 cases between 5 and 10 cm and two cases below 5 cm) were reviewed for their interventional management, technical results and complications. The procedure was successful in 14 of 15 cases (93%). In six cases we performed local thrombolysis before PTA. In the patient group with "only PTA" the treatment had to be abandoned in one case because of the risk of embolism. Two patients suffered from a distal embolism of the same side and one patient from an ipsi- and contralateral embolism. A stent implantation was necessary in one patient. In the group of patients with prior local thrombolysis there was no complication nor was there an indication for a stent-implantation. Hence, we conclude that a primary local lysis with a consecutive PTA is an appropriate treatment of complete long occlusions of the iliac artery.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Radiologie, Röntgenabteilung Innere Medizin, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Giessen.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Rominger
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rauber
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Matthes
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schulz
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Rau
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator
vernacular_title: Interventionell-radiologisches Vorgehen bei länger-streckigen kompletten Beckenarterienverschlüssen.