title: Combined use of iliac artery angioplasty and infrainguinal revascularization for treatment of multilevel atherosclerotic disease.
abstract: The purpose of this report is to review our recent experience with the combined use of iliac artery angioplasty and infrainguinal surgical revascularization for the treatment of multilevel atherosclerotic disease. A retrospective review of all patients with multilevel atherosclerotic disease who were treated with both iliac artery angioplasty and infrainguinal bypass surgery during a 4-year period was performed. The medical records and preoperative arteriograms of all patients were reviewed for demographic information, radiologic findings, and postoperative follow-up data. Ninety-three limbs in 87 patients were studied. There were 57 male and 30 female patients with an average age of 67.2 years (range: 38-90). We concluded that the combined use of iliac artery angioplasty and infrainguinal surgical revascularization is an effective and durable means of treating multilevel atherosclerotic disease.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Center for Vascular Disease, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Siskin
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Darling
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stainken
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Paty
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Kreienberg
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Papanicolaou
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017130:Angioplasty; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D014654:Vascular Patency