title: Transfemoral endovascular repair of iliac artery aneurysms.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This report evaluates the application of transfemoral endovascular repair of iliac artery aneurysms.
  
  
  METHODS
  Over a 20-month period, 11 patients with serious comorbid illnesses and a total of 14 iliac artery aneurysms were treated with endovascular grafts composed of polytetrafluoroethylene conduits combined with balloon expandable iliac artery stents (Palmaz). Nine right common, 3 left common, and 2 right internal iliac artery aneurysms were treated. The patients were men between 58 and 89 years of age (mean 72). Eight patients had isolated aneurysms and 3 had multiple iliac artery aneurysms.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Endovascular iliac grafts were successfully placed in all 11 patients. No procedural deaths occurred. Follow-up ranged from 3 to 21 months (mean 11). No acute or late graft thromboses occurred.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Transluminally placed endovascular stented grafts can be used to successfully exclude iliac artery aneurysms from the circulation while maintaining lower-extremity arterial perfusion. However, longer follow-up in more patients is necessary to confirm the durability of this technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, University Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York 10467, USA.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Marin
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Veith
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Lyon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cynamon
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Sanchez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D017543:Iliac Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene