title: Balloon occlusion of the contralateral iliac artery to assist recanalization of the ipsilateral iliac artery in total aortoiliac occlusion: a technical note.
abstract: Endovascular recanalization of chronic total aortoiliac occlusion is technically challenging. Inability to reenter the true aortic lumen, following retrograde iliac recanalization, is one of the most common causes of failure. We describe a case of a total aortoiliac occlusion where balloon occlusion of the right common iliac artery, following its recanalization from a brachial approach, was used to facilitate antegrade recanalization of the occluded contralateral left common iliac artery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Interventional Radiology and Image-Guided Medicine, Department of Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
authors.forename: Abdel Aziz A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Jaffan