title: Endovascular repair of common femoral artery and concomitant arterial lesions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The common femoral artery (CFA) is an unusual location for endovascular repair (ER). We report the early results after ER of the CFA in a single centre.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a cohort study.
  
  
  METHODS
  From 2006 to 2008, ER of the CFA was proposed to 36 patients (mean age 67.9, range 51-92). CFA lesions were classified into four types: in type I, lesions were located at the iliac external artery and were extended to the CFA; in type II, lesions were limited to the CFA; in type III, lesions were located at the CFA and its bifurcation; type IV represents restenosis bypass anastomosis. All patients were treated by stenting.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Indications for ER of the CFA included 25 patients (70%) for claudication and 11 patients (30%) for critical limb ischaemia. Forty-three stents were implanted. The mean follow-up was 22 months (range, 12-42). At 1 year, primary and secondary sustained clinical improvements were 80% and 90%; target lesion revascularisation and target extremity revascularisation free cumulative survival were 85% and 80%, respectively, and in-stent restenosis rate was 20%. One stent fracture was noted.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  ER of CFA and concomitant arterial lesions seems to be a safe technique with acceptable clinical outcome at 1 year.
authors: CHU Nantes, l'institut du thorax, Service de Chirurgie Vasculaire, Nantes F-44000, France.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Azéma
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Davaine
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Guyomarch
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Chaillou
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Costargent
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Patra
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Gouëffic
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017130:Angioplasty; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome