title: Treatment of major venous obstruction with an expandable endoluminal spiral prosthesis.
abstract: Six patients with extensive iliofemoral and/or caval thrombosis were treated by thrombectomy and subsequent implantation of an expandable endoluminal spiral prosthesis in case of congenital caval stenoses (1) or extravascular compression or traction (5). Five of these patients had undergone previous surgery and thrombosis had developed despite low dose heparin given postoperatively. Three patients had had an unsuccessful thrombectomy prior to spiral implantation. No complications related to the endoluminal prosthesis occurred. There was one retroperitoneal hematoma from guide wire perforation of the inferior vena cava (IVC) necessitating laparotomy and reversal of the previously constructed femoral av-fistula with subsequent iliofemoral rethrombosis. All other endoluminally reconstructed veins remained open at early and late (up to 12 months) review confirmed by phlebography. We conclude that with increasing clinical experience endoluminal relining of obstructed major veins will probably become a valuable method of venous reconstruction with minimal surgical trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Mainz, West-Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jakob
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Maass
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schmiedt
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schild
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oelert
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014684:Venae Cavae / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*