Long term follow-up of endo- vascular recanalization of chronic inferior vena cava occlusion secondary to inferior vena cava filters.

CONCLUSIONS: Endovascular recanalization with balloon angioplasty and placement of a self-expanding stent across a chronically occluded IVC filer can be performed safely and effectively for patients with symptomatic iliocaval thrombosis. An adjunctive pharmacologic-mechanical thrombolysis may be considered for selected patients.
PMID: 28247824 [PubMed - in process]

Source: VASA. Zeitschrift fur Gefasskrankheiten. Journal for Vascular Diseases - February 28, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Partovi S, Kalva SP, Walker TG, Taj SM, Ganguli S Tags: Vasa Source Type: research