Successful stenting of a complex inferior vena cava stenosis using a modified sharp recanulization technique
✍ Scribed by Tejas Patel; Sanjay Shah; Kintur Sanghvi; Keith Fonseca
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 157 KB
- Volume
- 52
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1522-1946
- DOI
- 10.1002/ccd.1110
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
We describe a case of a 30‐year‐old male who presented with features of noncirrhotic portal hypertension, who was diagnosed to have inferior vena cava (IVC) obstruction. IVC angiogram and ultrasound study revealed a long‐segment (36 mm long), chronic total thrombotic occlusion that was dilated and stented with a satisfactory end result. The unique feature of this case is a modified sharp recanulization technique involving the use of Brokenborough (septal puncture) needle and Mullin dilator to create a track in such a long, chronic total occlusion under simultaneous ultrasound and fluoroscopic guidance. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2001;52:492–495. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.