title: Iliac vein stenting for chronic venous insufficiency.
abstract: Chronic venous insufficiency has devastating sequelae in terms of patients' lifestyles and negative economic impact on society. Traditional surgical procedures have yielded variable patency results, and follow-up has not always been reported. This review summarizes the current applications, patency rates, stent selection, and complications of balloon angioplasty and stenting in the treatment of chronic venous outflow obstruction in the lower extremity. We conclude that endovenous stenting is the current method of choice in the treatment of chronic venous obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Firas F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Mussa
authors.forename: Eric K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Peden
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Peter H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Alan B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Lumsden
authors.forename: Ruth L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Bush
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects; D014689:Venous Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000628:therapy