title: [Indications for the implantation of vascular endoprostheses (stents)].
abstract: Percutaneous endoprostheses were recently introduced as an adjunctive therapy for arterial occlusive disease. Clinical experience in 137 patients showed encouraging technical success in the follow-up results in patients with iliac lesions. A low patency rate in femoral arteries, however, restricts stent implantation to selected cases. So far, indications for lesions located elsewhere have not yet been fully accepted. Because long-term follow-up data are not yet available, stent placement should be applied to a subset of lesions that are not amenable to balloon angioplasty alone.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Radiologische Diagnostik, RWTH Aachen.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Günther
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vorwerk
mesh_terms: D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D015607:Stents
vernacular_title: Indikationen zur Implantation von vaskulären Endoprothesen (Stents).