[Endovascular surgery: recanalization technics and stent(s)].

Endovascular surgery has experimented a great development in the last years owing to the technologic advances in fields as mechanical and Laser recanalization technics, low profile catheters, Stents and diagnostic image. In a review work we discuss the role of this therapeutic modality in the treatment of vascular disease. To the vascular surgeon it becomes essential to be prepared to perform this procedures; to the general practitioner it becomes important to know about endovascular surgery potentialities. We discuss historical and technical aspects as also two important and polemic subjects in endovascular interventions: recanalization technics and stents. The authors personal experience, which is the first in Portugal in the fields of laser recanalization technics and stents placements, has been presented in several meetings and here is illustrated with one of our cases.