[Mid-term follow-up after placement of the new balloon-expendable VIP-stent into the iliac arteries].

Purpose: To assess the effectiveness and mid-term patency of VIP balloon expandable stents in patients with iliac occlusive disease.

Material And Methods: Between August and December 1997, 26 balloon-expandable VIP (Medtronic) stainless steel vascular stents were implanted in 19 patients with iliac occlusive disease. 22 lesions in common iliac (n = 11), external iliac (n = 5), common iliac plus contralateral external iliac (n = 1), and unilateral common and external iliac (n = 2) arteries were stented, allowing 20 limbs for assessment.