title: Iliocaval reconstruction with metallic stents.
abstract: Percutaneous stenting is now the preferred first line of treatment for occlusive lesions of the great veins. A case is presented in which multiple metallic stents were used to reestablish communication between the suprahepatic inferior vena cava and both iliac veins. The clinical result was satisfactory: venous claudication was relieved, and the progress of chronic venous insufficiency arrested. Stent implantation offers a minimally invasive therapeutic option even when extensive revascularisation is indicated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Baijal
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rastogi
mesh_terms: D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000601:surgery*; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography; D015607:Stents; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery*