Percutaneous balloon angioplasty of membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava.
Indian Heart J
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2003 Jul-Aug; 55(4): 362-4
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-5226
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava is common in African and Asian countries. METHODS ANDRESULTS:
Between January 1999 and January 2002, 19 patients were prospectively studied. The mean age of the patients was 38+/-6.9 years. All of them had swelling of the abdomen and ankle edema. Five patients (26.3%) had jaundice, 9 (47.3%) had hepatomegaly, and 5 (26.3%) splenomegaly. Ultrasonography could detect the site of obstruction in 18 patients (94.7%). Vena cavography demonstrated obstruction of the inferior vena cava at the level of the diaphragm, with 2 patients (10.5%) having additional intrahepatic obstruction. The mean pressure gradient was 22+/-3.5 mmHg. Seventeen patients underwent balloon angioplasty using a Joseph balloon. The procedure was successful in 15 patients (88.2%). The post-angioplasty mean pressure gradient was 5+/-1.4 mmHg. On follow-up, 3 patients (20%) developed features of restenosis out of them, 2 underwent successful redilatation.CONCLUSIONS:
Balloon angioplasty of membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava is feasible with a high success rate, without any rupture of the inferior vena cava.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Vena Cava, Inferior
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
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Prospective Studies
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Adult
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Venous Thrombosis
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Budd-Chiari Syndrome
Type of study:
Observational study
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian heart j
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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