title: Recanalization and stenting of a post-thrombotic iliac vein in a patient with Behçet's disease.
abstract: Vascular lesions are frequent in Behçet's disease, and among them, deep venous thrombosis may occur in up to one-third of patients. Treatment is based on immunosuppressive drugs in addition to anticoagulants. We report the case of a young woman who presented with an acute iliofemoral venous thrombosis. Acute treatment with endovascular thrombectomy and catheter-directed fibrinolysis failed, probably because of the inflammatory status of the vessel wall. Recanalization with stenting of the obstructed common femoral and iliac veins 1 year later was successful under immunosuppressive therapy. This case suggests that endovascular treatment of venous thrombosis in Behçet's disease may be conducted successfully in nonactive venous lesions under immunosuppressive therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Medicine, University Hospital, Grenoble, France. Electronic address: cseinturier@chu-grenoble.fr.
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Seinturier
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Thony
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Medicine, University Hospital, Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blaise
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Medicine, University Hospital, Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pernod
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Medicine, University Hospital, Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Patrick Henri
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Carpentier