title: Transcatheter pharmacomechanical approach for acute renal vein thrombosis: a rational technique.
abstract: Acute renal vein thrombosis (RVT) causes rapid deterioration of renal function if it is not treated aggressively. Conventional anticoagulation therapy is the standard mode of treatment; however, the need for rapid and complete resolution has led to the development of newer modes of treatment such as percutaneous catheter-directed techniques. We describe a case of acute RVT with deteriorating renal functions that highlights the rational of percutaneous catheter-directed combined pharmacomechanical thrombolysis-thrombectomy approach to successfully restore the renal vein patency with improvement of the renal function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, bcsrinivas@rediffmail.com.
authors.forename: Budunur C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Srinivas
authors.forename: Bhupinder
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Srinivasa
authors.forename: Shashikumar S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Nagesh C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Mahadevappa
authors.forename: Babu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Reddy
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D061185:Mechanical Thrombolysis / Q000379:methods*; D012082:Renal Veins; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D062666:Vascular Access Devices; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D006493:Heparin