Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of the iliac artery.
Stenosis in the right common iliac artery of a 61-year-old man was manifested as pain in the right leg and foot and cyanosis of the second and third toes. Dilatation of the lesion was performed using a Grüntzig catheter; arteriography and measurement of femoral artery pressure confirmed a successful result. The patient was pain free at six-month follow-up. Dilatation of stenoses by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty provides an alternative to conventional operative procedures, with lower cost and morbidity plus an acceptable success rate.
D000792:Angiography; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D004106:Dilatation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged