The authors concluded that the SMART stent was equivalent to the Wallstent in treating iliac occlusions. In a safety and effectiveness trial of the Cook Zilver ® nitinol stent, including 151 ...

Using fluoroscopy (x-rays) for visual guidance, the delivery catheter is advanced through the large vessel in your thigh (iliac vessel) to the aneurysm site in your abdomen. A stent graft (fabric tube ...