0 avis
Evaluation of balloon and self-expandable stents for common femoral artery stenosis
Archive ouverte
International audience. Endovascular treatment of the common femoral artery (CFA) and its bifurcation is currently recommended for patients with hostile groin (prior femoral bifurcation open surgery, history of radiotherapy) or severe comorbidities (advanced age, frailty, obesity). Preliminary results have shown favorable outcomes. Among the different endovascular techniques (atherectomy, intravascular lithotripsy, plain balloon angioplasty, drug-coated balloon angioplasty, stenting), stents are mainly used but the best type of stent to use is still debated. The aim of this study was to assess the value of balloon-expandable stents (BES) and self-expandable stents (SES) for stenosis of the femoral bifurcation.