title: Surgical and percutaneous management of contralateral thrombus dislodgement following stent placement and dilatation of iliac artery occlusions: technical note.
abstract: Primary stenting of common iliac artery occlusions was complicated by dislodgement of occluding material to the contralateral common iliac artery in 2 of 59 patients following successful stent placement. In both patients, the complication occurred after balloon dilatation of the inserted self-expanding stent. In the first patient the embolus dislodged to the tibioperoneal trunk and required surgical embolectomy. In the second patient, percutaneous insertion of a self-expanding stent into the contralateral common iliac artery prevented distal embolization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Technical University of Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vorwerk
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Günther
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Keulers
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wendt
mesh_terms: D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged