title: Symptomatic iliofemoral deep venous thrombosis treated with hybrid operative thrombectomy.
abstract: During the past 15 years, strategies that promote immediate and complete thrombus removal have gained popularity for the treatment of acute-onset iliofemoral deep venous thrombosis. In this case report, we describe a novel operative approach to venous thrombus removal known as hybrid operative thrombectomy. The technique employs a direct inguinal approach with concomitant retrograde advancement of a balloon catheter by femoral venotomy. Moreover, it provides effective thrombus removal through a single incision, with or without stent placement, and has the advantage of a completion venogram.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences, "Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences", Ponce, Puerto Rico. Electronic address: lerodriguez26@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Limael E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences, "Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences", Ponce, Puerto Rico.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aponte-Rivera
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences, "Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences", Ponce, Puerto Rico.
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Figueroa-Vicente
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences, "Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences", Ponce, Puerto Rico.
authors.forename: Guillermo E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Bolanos-Avila
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences, "Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences", Ponce, Puerto Rico.
authors.forename: Jorge L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Martínez-Trabal
mesh_terms: D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013927:Thrombosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000601:surgery*