Translumbar aortography updated.

Although translumbar aortography is the oldest form of aortography, we belive it to be the procedure of choice in studying patients with aortoiliac and more distal peripheral vascular occlusive disease. It may be performed rapidly and easily and carried a low serious complication rate. The aorta should be punctured below the renal detail even in the feet, and some life threatening complications that have been reported when the aorta was punctured above the renal arteries may be avoided.