“…Recently, however, new techniques including PIER and percutaneous implantation of stent grafts seem to offer promising results in the endovascular treatment of long SFA occlusions [6,7]. Although stent grafts have been successfully used in the treatment of peripheral aneurysms as well as SFA occlusions, requirement of a large introducer system and high cost may limit their extensive use [6,7]. On the contrary, PIER may offer a reasonable alternative with a lower cost and smaller introducer system which is probably associated with fewer puncture site complications [1,2,3].…”