[Long iliac artery occlusions: Feasibility, short- and mid-term outcome].

Purpose: It was the aim of the following study to determine the feasibility of the recanalization of long occlusions in iliac arteries and to establish its patency rate.

Material And Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the data of 23 patients (15 male and 8 female) with occlusions of the iliac arteries with a mean length of 12 cm (range: 9-15 cm). The occlusions were situated either in the common iliac artery (CIA) (n = 3), in the external iliac artery (EIA) (n = 12) or in both CIA and EIA (n = 7).