Balloon Occlusion of the Contralateral Iliac Artery to Assist Recanalization of the Ipsilateral Iliac Artery in Total Aortoiliac Occlusion: A Technical Note

Figure 4

Spot image at the level of the aortic bifurcation showing an inflated angioplasty balloon occluding the recanalized right CIA at its origin (A), a stiff Glidewire advanced into the occluded left CIA from an antegrade brachial approach (B) and a 5 French angiographic catheter in the retrograde subintimal tract of the left CIA advanced from a ipsilateral femoral approach.