Stent placement in iliac arterial lesions: three years of clinical experience with the Wallstent

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 1992 Sep-Oct;15(5):285-90. doi: 10.1007/BF02733952.

Abstract

Within a 3-year period, 125 patients with 63 iliac occlusions and 62 complex iliac stenoses underwent stent placement using self-expandable vascular endoprostheses. Early technical success rate was 98%, with a total complication rate of 4%. Major complications were seen in 1.6%. Early reobstruction occurred in 4 patients with previous occlusions. Late reobstruction due to a clinically relevant restenosis or reocclusion occurred in 10 patients and required 12 repeat interventional procedures. Cumulative patency, excluding early technical failure, was 100% at 6 months and 89.4% at 24 months. Stenting of iliac arteries using self-expandable endoprostheses is a safe and effective treatment of complex iliac lesions.

MeSH terms

  • Angioplasty, Balloon
  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / diagnosis
  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / epidemiology
  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / therapy*
  • Constriction, Pathologic / diagnosis
  • Constriction, Pathologic / epidemiology
  • Constriction, Pathologic / therapy
  • Equipment Design
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Iliac Artery*
  • Life Tables
  • Middle Aged
  • Recurrence
  • Stents*
  • Time Factors
  • Vascular Patency / physiology