Remote iliac artery endarterectomy: seven-year results of a less invasive technique for iliac artery occlusive disease Luuk Smeets, MD, Gerrit-Jan de Borst, MD, Jean-Paul de Vries, MD, PhD, Jos C van den Berg, MD, PhD, Gwan H Ho, MD, PhD, Frans L Moll, MD, PhD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 38, Issue 6, Pages 1297-1304 (December 2003) DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(03)00929-7
Fig 1 The ring strip cutter device: two rings, with sharpened inner cutting edges, mimic a pair of scissors. The lower ring is activated backward with a remote trigger. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2003 38, 1297-1304DOI: (10.1016/S0741-5214(03)00929-7)
Fig 2 Angiography during cutting maneuver (left) and technical drawing of cutting maneuver (right). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2003 38, 1297-1304DOI: (10.1016/S0741-5214(03)00929-7)
Fig 3 Thirteen centimeters long endarterectomy core after RIAE. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2003 38, 1297-1304DOI: (10.1016/S0741-5214(03)00929-7)
Fig 4 Primary, assisted primary, and secondary patency curves by life table method, with number of patients at risk. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2003 38, 1297-1304DOI: (10.1016/S0741-5214(03)00929-7)