Crush stent technique: A bail out technique to manage occluded iliac stent

Management of iliac stent thrombosis is challenging. Open surgical repair may be indicated when intraluminally stent catheterization is difficult to perform. The present review reports the crush stent recanalization technique illustrated with the management of a patient with critical limb ischemia associated to iliac stent thrombosis. Crush stent technique has been described in interventional cardiology but remains rarely performed. Few reported cases described this technique for peripheral arterial recanalization, that is stenting through the subintimal space around an occluded stent.