title: Endovascular grafting for aortoiliac occlusive disease.
abstract: Aortoiliac occlusive disease is a significant cause of lower extremity ischemic symptoms. Over the past two decades, most patients have been treated with a variety of surgical procedures, including aortofemoral and extra-anatomic bypasses. Most recently, percutaneous balloon angioplasty and stents have been successfully used for the treatment of limited iliac lesions. New endovascular grafts that combine vascular grafts with stents in a device with new characteristics may allow the successful treatment of patients with extensive aortoiliac occlusive disease in a less invasive fashion. In our early experience, the endovascular grafts were constructed with Palmaz balloon-expandable stents and standard polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts. The 18-month primary and secondary patency rates were 89% and 100%, respectively, with a limb salvage rate of 94%. Endovascular grafts can be successfully used to treat patients with extensive aortoiliac occlusive disease, with excellent early results. Long-term results and further graft improvements will define their role in the treatment of patients with aortoiliac occlusive disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY 10467-2490, USA.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Wain
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Veith
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cynamon
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Lyon
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohki
mesh_terms: D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D014654:Vascular Patency