[Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of the terminal abdominal aorta. Apropos of a case with a review of the literature].

The indications and results of peripheral arterial angioplasty have now been well defined. The application of this technique to lesions of the infra-renal abdominal aorta has not been particularly controversial up until now but very few cases have been reported in the literature. The authors report a new case using the technique of a double balloon inserted into the two femoral arteries. Apart from the advantages of angioplasty, this technique appears to avoid the risk of impotence inherent with aorto-iliac surgery. The use of Road-Mapping simplifies the problems of detection, position, and adaptation of the balloon and reduces the duration of the procedures.