Via a "hockey stick" incision (gridiron incision extended medially in a curved fashion) in the iliac fossa (Figure 1), the aorta and common iliac arteries were exposed using an extraperitoneal ...

Although iliac artery (IA) endarterectomy has largely been replaced by bypass and endovascular options, open endarterectomy continues to play an important role in selected patterns of occlusive ...