Iliocaval reconstruction with metallic stents.
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.
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Department of Radiology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
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Rastogi
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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*