Unit:
Διακρατικό ΠΜΣ Ενδαγγειακές ΤεχνικέςLibrary of the School of Health Sciences
Author:
Potouridis Anastasios
Supervisors info:
Γεώργιος Γερουλάκος, Καθηγητής, Ιατρική, ΕΚΠΑ
Αχιλλέας Χατζηιωάννου, Καθηγητής, Ιατρική, ΕΚΠΑ
Ιωάννης Κακίσης, Αν. Καθηγητής, Ιατρική, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Η ενδαγγειακή αποκατάσταση της συμπτωματικής νόσου των έσω λαγονίων αρτηριών
Translated title:
Endovascular treatment of internal iliac artery
symptomatic disease
Summary:
Aim: To conduct a literature review of the patients with symptomatic disease of the internal iliac arteries in order to investigate the indications and efficacy of the endovascular approach and its postoperative complications.
Methods: Medical databases MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched to identify eligible studies referring to the symptomatic disease of the internal iliac artery.
Results: 64 patients (88 internal iliac artery lesions) were included in the study. Age ranged from 51 to 91 years old. Out of the total number of lesions, 24 were obstructive, 64 stenotic, 34 were located to the internal iliac artery and 34 to its branches. Endovascular treatment was offered using an endoprosthesis in 25 cases and without in 58. Endoprosthesis was used in 5 cases of coexisting pathology of the common iliac artery. Intraoperative complications were limited (N=5) whilst no patient death during the postoperative period could be attributed to the intervention.
Conclusions: Endovascular techniques could be the treatment of choice in cases of intermittent claudication of the buttocks since they are characterized by high success rates and low percentage of complications. A greater number of patients are required to produce more reliable results.
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
Internal iliac artery, Buttock claudication, Erectile dysfunction, angioplasty, Stenosis
