Analysis of endovascular treatment strategies on in-stent restenosis of femoropopliteal artery lesions

Abstract

Over the last few years, the treatment of complex femoropopliteal lesions led to the increasing use of stents in this challenging anatomical area. Whereas in-stent restenosis remains the Achilles' heel of stenting this segment, and leads to recurrent ischemia and repeated interventions. A majority of endovascular techniques have been evaluated to repair this complication, including plain balloon angioplasty, new stent deployment, cutting balloons but without satisfactory mid- and long-term results. More recently debulking and drug-eluting devices have been applied in femoropopliteal in-stent restenosis with promising results. And relining with a stent graft or drug-eluting stent of femoropopliteal in-stent restenosis can be considered in cases of stent fracture as this strategy has showed relatively optimal outcomes. The aim of this article is to analyze the evidence of those endovascular techniques for the treatment of femoropopliteal in-stent restenosis.