Endovascular Stent-Graft Repair for the Occlusion of the Infrarenal Aorta

Background Total occlusion of the abdominal aorta is an infrequent condition mostly affecting middleaged women with a history of smoking and dyslipemia. Angioplasty of the iliac arteries was the starting point of endovascular treatment of the aorta, progressing from balloon angioplasty to stent-grafts insertion. Objective To report the immediate results and medium-term follow-up outcomes in patients with occlusion of the abdominal aorta treated with endovascular stent-graft repair.