Abstract:Occlusion of the aorta and the iliac arteries leads to an insufficient perfusion of the legs and the genital and gluteal region. The occurring symptoms may be variable, mainly depending on the collateralization network of the internal iliac artery (IIA) circulation. Various differential diagnoses need to be excluded. Invasive therapy is almost always inevitable if an aortoiliac stenosis is established. With good patency rates and low mortality rates the indications for reconstructive procedures are liberally i… Show more
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