Contralateral approach to iliac artery recanalization with kissing nitinol stents present in the aortic bifurcation

Abstract

A 69-year-old man, who had earlier undergone reconstruction of the aortic bifurcation with kissing nitinol stents, presented with occlusion of the left external iliac artery. The occlusion was successfully and safely recanalized using contralateral femoral approach with passage of interventional hardware through the struts of the stents in the aortic bifurcation. Presence of contemporary flexible nitinol stents with open-cell design in the aortic bifurcation is not a contraindication to the use of the contralateral femoral approach.

Keywords

• Abdominal aorta
• Iliac artery
• Angioplasty
• Stent
• Nitinol