Önder, HakanOğuzkurt, LeventGür, SerkanTekbaş, GüvenGürel, Kamil2021-06-232021-06-2320130174-15511432-086Xhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-012-0357-5https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12491/7641To evaluate the results of stent placement for obstructive atherosclerotic aortic disease with or without involvement of the common iliac artery. Forty patients had self-expanding stents primarily or after balloon dilatation in the abdominal aorta between January 2005 and May 2011. All patients had trouble walking. Follow-up examinations were performed with clinical visits; these included color Doppler ultrasonography and computed tomographic angiography. Technical, clinical, and hemodynamic success was achieved in all patients. None of the patients underwent reintervention during the follow-up period, which ranged from 3 months to 6 years (median 24 months). Nine complications occurred in six patients. Of the nine complications, four were distal thromboembolisms, which were successfully treated with catheter-directed thrombolysis or anticoagulation therapy. Endovascular treatment of the obstructive aortic disease using self-expanding stents was safe and effective, with high technical success and long-term patency. Thromboembolic complications were high even though direct stenting was considered protective for thromboembolism formation. Particularly for infrarenal aortic stenosis, it can be recommended as the first-line treatment option for patients with obstructive atherosclerotic aortic disease.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessAortaPercutaneous Transluminal AngioplastyStenosisStentThromboembolismArticle10.1007/s00270-012-0357-53615661223184462-s2.0-84872675296Q2WOS:000313793300006Q2