Outcomes of polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stent versus bare-metal stent in the primary treatment of severe iliac artery obstructive lesions

Overall, the use of CSs for severe iliac lesions has similar early and midterm outcomes compared with BMS. In a subcategory of TASC II D lesions with long-segment severe stenosis of both the common and external iliac arteries, CS should be considered as the primary line of treatment.