title: Long-term results of stenting for chronic iliac artery occlusion.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the long-term results of stent placement for chronic occlusions of the iliac arteries.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between October 1992 and December 1997, 73 patients (40 men; median age 64 years, range 42-89) with 76 occluded iliac arteries (33 common, 34 external, and 9 both vessels) were treated with percutaneous recanalization and stenting using a variety of self-expanding and balloon-expandable devices. Median occlusion length was 7 cm (range 1-14). Follow-up consisted of clinical assessment, ankle-brachial index measurement, and arteriography or duplex ultrasound when indicated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Anatomical success was achieved in 74 (97%) limbs. Seven (10%) patients experienced major complications: 2 distal embolizations, 2 arterial ruptures, 1 myocardial infarction, 1 groin hematoma requiring surgery, and 1 contrast-induced nephropathy. There was no 30-day mortality. Over a median follow-up of 27 months (range 1-75), there was 1 early occlusion (< or = 30 days) and 16 late recurrent lesions (11 occlusions and 5 stenoses) at a median 6.2 months (range 1.4-30). The recurrent lesions were treated with endovascular techniques in 8 limbs and surgery in 7 limbs (5 after failed endovascular procedures); 1 patient died before retreatment, and 1 patient refrained from further intervention. Primary and secondary patencies were 79% and 87% at 1 year and 69% and 81% at 3 years, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Stenting of chronic iliac occlusions is a safe and durable alternative to surgical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Malmö University Hospital, University of Lund, Malmö, Sweden. Petr.uher@rontgen.mas.lu.se
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Uher
authors.forename: Ulf
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Nyman
authors.forename: Mats
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lindh
authors.forename: Bengt
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lindblad
authors.forename: Krasnodar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ivancev
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011336:Probability; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency