Subintimal Stent Graft Reconstruction of an Infrarenal Aortic Occlusion

ABSTRACT

The traditional approach to revascularization in aortoiliac disease is surgical. Endovascular treatment techniques for revascularization have emerged in recent years and have resulted in less invasive options for management of vascular disease. In this article, we describe a novel approach to endovascular stent graft reconstruction of a heavily calcified infrarenal aortic occlusion. The interventional management of aortic occlusions is subsequently discussed.

KEYWORDS

Subintimal - stent graft - aortoiliac disease

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