Surgical thrombectomy and stent placement for iliac compression syndrome.
There have been several methods, both surgical and radiological, to attempt to treat ilio-femoral thrombosis secondary to the iliac compression syndrome. A case is reported here which was managed by a combination of surgical thrombectomy and radiological stenting of the left common iliac vein.
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Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia.
Appleberg
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Roche
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D000293:Adolescent; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000601:surgery*; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents; D017131:Thrombectomy; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*