title: Stenting in acute lower limb arterial occlusions.
abstract: Management of critical limb ischemia of acute onset includes surgical embolectomy, bypass grafting, aspiration thrombectomy, thrombolysis, and mechanical thrombectomy followed by treatment of the underlying cause. We present our experience with the use of stents to treat acute embolic/thrombotic occlusions in one iliac and three femoropopliteal arteries. Although this is a small case series, excellent immediate and midterm results suggest that stenting of acute occlusions of the iliac, superficial femoral, and popliteal arteries is a safe and effective treatment option.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St George's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Jowad
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Raja
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Munneke
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: Anna-Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Belli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000792:Angiography; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery; D015607:Stents