Efficacy and Safety of Transbrachial Access for Iliac Endovascular Interventions

Conclusion: Brachial artery access enables endovascular treatment of iliac artery disease in the majority of patients, although an adjunctive transfemoral access may be required. However, the high incidences of access site complications and cerebral events remain a significant limitation of the transbrachial approach.

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Source: Journal of Endovascular Therapy - May 10, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Stavroulakis, K., Usai, M. V., Torsello, G., Schwindt, A., Stachmann, A., Beropoulis, E., Bisdas, T. Tags: Lower Limb Interventions Source Type: research