Treating a severely calcified lesion1
![VBX Stent Graft with up and over access. Positioned at ostium, highly calcified artery](/sites/default/files/styles/max_450x450/public/2017-09/VBX-case2-Angio-img-2.jpg.webp?itok=8iwboYtK)
Patient presentation
- 63-year-old male; current smoker with history of diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia
- No previous treatment for peripheral artery disease (PAD)
Clinical challenges
- Rutherford Category 2 (moderate claudication)
- Severely calcified 80% stenosis in left common iliac
![VBX Stent Graft deployment](/sites/default/files/styles/max_450x450/public/2017-09/VBX-case2-Angio-img-2_1.jpg.webp?itok=aC14V8W1)
Procedure
VBX Stent Graft deployment with up and over access. Positioned at ostium, highly calcified artery.
![Post VBX Stent Graft deployment with contrast](/sites/default/files/styles/max_450x450/public/2017-09/VBX-case2-Angio-img-3.jpg.webp?itok=BvXqdCnH)
Results
Post VBX Stent Graft deployment with contrast
Featured resources
- Bismuth J, Gray BH, Holden A, Metzger C, Panneton J; VBX FLEX Study Investigators. Pivotal study of a next-generation balloon-expandable stent-graft for treatment of iliac occlusive disease. Journal of Endovascular Therapy 2017;24(5):629-637. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1526602817720463