An iliac stent is a type of Peripheral Stent, a small wire mesh tube that is used to hold open a iliac artery that has been narrowed by artery disease (atherosclerosis). The largest artery in the body (the aorta) divides into the common iliac arteries. The common iliac arteries divide into the internal and external iliac arteries. These arteries carry blood to the pelvis and the legs....