Placement of a PTFE-covered wallstent through a 12 Fr sheath for the exclusion of a common iliac artery aneurysm

• Published in: Cardiovascular and interventional radiology Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 152 - 154
• Main Authors: REDDY, S. G, ROTHSTEIN, C. P, SAKER, M. B, KANE, R. A, MARCH, R. J, MATALON, T. A. S
• Format: Conference Proceeding Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Springer 01.03.1999; Berlin
• Subjects: Aneurysm - diagnostic imaging; Aneurysm - therapy; Angiography; Angioplasty, Balloon; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; Cardiology. Vascular system; Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous; Humans; Iliac Artery; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Polytetrafluoroethylene; Stents; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Human; Endoprosthesis; Tetrafluoroethylene polymer; Aneurysm; Instrumentation therapy; Cardiovascular disease; Common iliac artery; Coated material; Arterial disease; Vascular disease; Case study; Treatment; Technique

We describe a technique for transfemoral endovascular exclusion of an iliac artery aneurysm with a reconstrained polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-covered Wallstent inserted through a 12 Fr sheath after right femoral artery cutdown. The procedure was successfully performed, with evidence of complete an...