Stenting of common iliac vein obstructions combined with regional thrombolysis and thrombectomy in acute deep vein thrombosis

Husmann, M J; Heller, G; Kalka, C; Savolainen, H; Do, D D; Schmidli, J; Baumgartner, I (2007). Stenting of common iliac vein obstructions combined with regional thrombolysis and thrombectomy in acute deep vein thrombosis. European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery EJVES, 34(1), pp. 87-91. London: Elsevier 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.01.006

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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy of stent placement after infrainguinal loco-regional thrombolysis and iliac thrombectomy (surgical TT) of acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in patients with May-Thurner-Syndrome. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We retrospectively analysed a group of 11 patients (9 women) (mean age 34 years, range 16-64 years) with surgical TT and additional intra-operative stenting due to compression of the common iliac vein. Patients underwent venography to demonstrate outflow patency after surgical TT, and to identify any obstruction at the level of the left-sided common iliac vein ("Beckenvenen-Sporn"). Obstruction at the level of arterial crossing was treated using Wallstents placed via an introducer sheath from the inguinal access site. Stents were fully deployed using balloons adjusted to the size of vein. Patients were treated with oral anticoagulants for 6 months, and followed using duplex ultrasonography. RESULTS: Technical success defined as complete vein patency and normal valve function was documented in all 11 patients. One patient needed early stent extension due to residual stenosis. At 6 months follow-up one patient (9%) had an asymptomatic occlusion of the stented common iliac vein. In all 11/11 (100%) patients the femoral segment was found to be patent, and in 1/11 (9%) there was mild reflux with few clinical symptoms of post-thrombotic syndrome. The calculated cumulative primary patency rate for venous iliac stents was 82%, and assisted patency rate was 91%, which remained unchanged over a mean follow-up of 22 months. CONCLUSION: Combining surgical TT and stenting of common iliac vein obstructions in DVT is safe, effective, and results in a acceptable venous patency.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Cardiovascular Disorders (DHGE) > Clinic of Angiology 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Cardiovascular Disorders (DHGE) > Clinic of Heart Surgery
UniBE Contributor:	Husmann, Marc, Savolainen, Hannu Olavi, Schmidli, Jürg
ISSN:	1078-5884
ISBN:	17324594
Publisher:	Elsevier
Language:	English
Submitter:	Factscience Import
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 14:56
Last Modified:	27 Feb 2024 14:29
Publisher DOI:	10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.01.006
PubMed ID:	17324594
Web of Science ID:	000247908200014
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/23971 (FactScience: 45470)