Stents for chronic venous insufficiency: why, where, how and when--a review.
Venous stenting has introduced a minimally invasive and safe technique that can be performed on an outpatient basis with little downtime for the patient. It is applicable in a wide spectrum of patients with chronic venous disease with disabling symptoms. Long-term patency and clinical outcome are excellent even when associated reflux is present and left untreated. The need for open surgery to correct reflux or obstruction has been drastically reduced; however, such procedures can still be carried out later in the event of stent occlusion or failure to relieve symptoms.
Raju
Seshadri
S
River Oaks Hospital, MS, USA. rajumd@earthlink.net
Neglén
Peter
P
D002908:Chronic Disease; D005268:Femoral Vein; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D053828:Stockings, Compression; D014689:Venous Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy*