title: Percutaneous treatment in iliac artery occlusion: long-term results.
abstract: We evaluated the long-term results of recanalization with primary stenting for patients with long and complex iliac artery occlusions. This was a retrospective nonrandomised study. Between 1995 and 1999, 138 patients underwent recanalization of an occluded iliac artery with subsequent stenting. Patency results were calculated using Kaplan-Meier analysis. The mean length of follow-up was 108 months. Variables affecting primary stent patency such as patient age; stent type and diameter; lesion site, shape, and length; Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology classification; total runoff score; Fontaine classification; and cardiovascular risk factors were analysed using Breslow test. These variables were then evaluated for their relation to stent patency using Cox proportional hazards test. Technical success was 99%. Primary patency rates were 90% (SE .024), 85% (SE .029), 80% (SE .034), and 68% (SE .052) at 3, 5, 7, and 10 years, respectively. Lesion site (p = 0.022) and stent diameter (p = 0.028) were shown to have a statistically significant influence on primary stent patency. Long-term results of iliac recanalization and stent placement were excellent, without major complications, even in highly complex vascular obstructions. A primary endovascular approach appears to be justified in the majority of patients as a less invasive alternative treatment to surgery. In any case, a first-line interventional approach should be considered in elderly patients or in patients with severe comorbidities.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Diagnostic Imaging, Interventional Radiology, Molecular Imaging, and Radiotherapy, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gandini
authors.forename: Sebastiano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fabiano
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chiocchi
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chiappa
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Simonetti
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D015607:Stents; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency