title: Clinical efficacy of metal stents for the treatment of focal abdominal aortic stenosis.
abstract: Seven patients (four women and three men) who underwent primary stenting of infrarenal abdominal aortic stenosis over a 4-year period are reported. The patients ranged between 44 and 77 years of age. All were referred for treatment of disabling claudication. Self-expanding stents with balloon assistance were used. A single complication, a retroperitoneal haematoma, requiring surgical intervention occurred in one patient. Patients had either complete resolution of symptoms (five of seven) or a substantial decrease in their claudication symptoms. Primary stenting is a safe and effective treatment for severe abdominal aortic stenosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia. kathy.eftekhar@dr.nswama.com.au
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Eftekhar
authors.forename: Noel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fletcher
authors.forename: Lourens
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bester
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Vikram
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Puttaswamy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed