title: [Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of the vena cava inferior].
abstract: We describe a 65-years-old female, with percutaneous balloon angioplasty (PBA) of inferior vena cava. The patient had massive calcification of the right atrium, the tricuspid anulus as well as obstruction of the tricuspid valve (percutaneous tricuspid valvuloplasty was performed 2.5 years before). The only predisposing factor for calcification was, a cerebral-right atrial shunt (cerebral cysticercosis) for 32 years. PBA was performed. We discuss some events that occurred after dilatation. We describe the technique in this uncommon case. We conclude that percutaneous balloon angioplasty is another alternative to surgical repair in inferior vena cava obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Angeles del Pedregal. México, D.F.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ledesma Velasco
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verdín Vázquez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Solórzano Zepeda
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Montoya Guerrero
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Antezana Castro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001927:Brain Diseases; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D003551:Cysticercosis; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D014261:Tricuspid Valve; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
vernacular_title: Angioplastía transluminal percutánea de la vena cava inferior.