Ayman Refaat1, Ahmed EL-Marakby, Ahmed Farghaly2, Hossam ELShamaa3, Mohamed Ibrahim4, Mohamed Hamed Salem5
Ahmed Gamal Eldin Fouad¹, Ahmed Faraghaly¹, Ahmed Elmarakby¹, Fatma Zeinhom²
1Amr Saleh El Bahaey, 2Ahmed Balboula
Fouad S. Fouad1 and Abdelrahman Mohamed2
1Mohamed Salama, 1Heba G.M. Mahmoud, 2Marwa Nabil, 1Mohamed Hassan
1Hebatallah G.M. Mahmoud, 1Mohamed Salama, 1John Wahib, 2Salem Eid, 1Omaya Nassar
Wael Ahmed Ghanem, Ahmed Bassiouny Radwan
Wael Ghanem
Sherif M. Mokhtar1 , Shady Elghazaly Harb1 , Hossam Hussein2 ,Shady Nabil Mashhour3
Shady Elghazaly Harb, Sherif M. Mokhtar, Sameh Mikhail
Osama G. Fahmy, Osama A. Radwan & Mohamed I. Monier
Ayman El Samadoni, Haitham A. Eldmarany and Amr El Bahaey
Salah M. Raslan MD and Hany M. Elbarbary MD, FRCS, FACS
Ayman El Samadoni1 , Haitham A.Eldmarany2
Hamdy A. Elhady
Hassan A. Abdallah1, Abd-El-Aal A. Saleem1, Osama A. AbdulRaheem1, Mohamed Yousef A2
Maged Rihan, MD, MRCS Mohamed M.Raslan ,MD
Mohamed Abd El-Monem Abd El-Salam Rizk, MD
Sherif Essam Tawfik MD, Mohamed Abd El-Monem Abd El-Salam Rizk MD, Abd elrahman Mohamed MD
Wael A Jumuah, MD; Yasser El Ghamrini, MD; Karim Sabry Abdel Samee, MD, MRCS (Ed)
Ahmed Sayed1,2, Hussein Elwan1 , Mostafa Elshal2, Ahmed Taha1,2
Popliteal Artery Stenting is A Controversial Treatment, A Study Analysis
Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy & complications of popliteal artery stenting as a treatment for popliteal
occlusive or aneurysmal diseases. Materials & Methods: 54 patients were exposed to popliteal artery
stenting either for occlusion or aneurysmal lesions from January 2012 to December 2015, we analyzed the
data of these procedures as regard the patency rates (primary & secondary) and the complications
incidence including stents fracture & acute thrombosis. Results: 54 patients were treated by stenting of
popliteal artery. 50 patients had popliteal artery occlusive lesions & the remaining 4 were treated for
aneurysmal disease. The primary techniqual success after popliteal artery stenting was 100%. One year
primary & secondary patency rate was 64.7%% & 70.5 % respectively. We had two non-procedure related
mortality (3.7%). The total major amputation rate was 16.6%. The total stents fracture rate was 24% at
one year. Conclusion: Popliteal artery stenting can be a good option of treatment for the aneurysmal
dilation with low incidence of complications while for the atherosclerotic occlusive lesions; stents should
be deployed as an selective and not as primary option. With new development of stents manufacture e.g.
Supera, primary popliteal artery stenting can be considered but prospective randomized large studies are
needed to document the efficacy.
Key Words: Popliteal artery, stenting, aneurysmal, occlusive disease.