Endovascular stenting in patients with Iliac compression syndrome. Experience in three cases.
The authors report their experience in the percutaneous treatment of the iliac compression syndrome in three women (20-53 years old) with acute iliofemoral deep venous thrombosis; in one case, there was an additional thrombus in the inferior caval vein. They were treated by percutaneous implantation of Palmaz stents in the left common iliac vein 1 day after surgical thrombectomy and construction of an arterial venous fistula. All patients showed marked improvement, as determined from venograms obtained immediately after stent implantation. The arteriovenous fistulae were closed 3 months later. At 6 months follow-up, the median clinical and color-coded duplex ultrasound indicates that all stents are patent and all patients are free of symptoms.
Department of Radiology, University of Ulm, Germany.
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Rilinger
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Görich
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Mickley
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Vogel
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Scharrer-Pamler
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Sokiranski
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Brambs
D000328:Adult; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents; D013577:Syndrome; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology