title: Percutaneous approach to the treatment of a totally occluded abdominal aortic stent graft.
abstract: Aorto femoral bypass is usually the recommended therapy for diffuse disease involving the aorta and iliac arteries. In this case report, a case involving a chronic endovascular abdominal aortic stent graft occlusion in which percutaneous angioplasty was performed via a transbrachial and transfemoral approach is presented. This case emphasized that occlusion of an endovascular abdominal aortic stent graft can also be treated, primarily, with an endovascular technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sakarya University School of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey ersantatli@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ersan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tatli
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Golcuk Military Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Alptug
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tokatli
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sakarya University School of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors.forename: M Bulent
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Vatan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sakarya University School of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aksoy
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sakarya University School of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Can
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sakarya University School of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors.forename: M Turker
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Pabuccu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sakarya University School of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors.forename: M Tarik
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Agac
mesh_terms: D017130:Angioplasty / Q000379:methods*; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*
keywords: aortic stent graft; occlusion; percutaneous treatment