title: Combined antegrade-retrograde catheterization of the occluded common iliac artery prior to angioplasty.
abstract: Catheterization of the totally occluded iliac artery prior to percutaneous transluminal angioplasty is frequently difficult. We report a patient in whom such an occlusion was traversed by a combined antegrade-retrograde approach, following which angioplasty was successfully performed.
authors.affiliation: University of Toronto, Ontario.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Saibil
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maggisano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001027:Aortography; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D008297:Male