Tratamiento de la trombosis venosa profunda iliofemoral y del síndrome postrombótico / Treatment of iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis and post-thrombotic syndrome

Los pacientes con trombosis venosas profundas iliofemorales tienen mayor riesgo de sufrir un tromboembolismo venoso recurrente y un síndrome postrombótico que los que padecen trombosis venosas proximales menos extensas. Aunque las heparinas y el fondaparinux son utilizados como terapia inicial, es muy probable que los nuevos anticoagulantes orales los sustituyan en un futuro próximo. La trombólisis sistémica y la dirigida por catéter están siendo reemplazadas por la percutánea mecánica y farmacomecánica debido a sus menores tasas de hemorragias, de tiempo de perfusión y de consumo de recursos hospitalarios. La trombectomía quirúrgica venosa se reserva para pacientes con contraindicaciones o fracaso de estas últimas. Aunque el tratamiento quirúrgico está indicado en casos severos de síndrome postrombótico, carecemos de estudios metodológicamente consistentes sobre su efectividad y seguridad (AU)

Patients with iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis are at increased risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism and post-thrombotic syndrome than those with less extensive proximal venous thrombosis. Although heparins and fondaparinux are used as initial therapy, it is likely that new oral anticoagulants, mostly those replaced in the near future. Systemic thrombolysis and catheter-directed is being replaced by mechanical and pharmacomechanical percutaneous due to their lower rates of bleeding, infusion time and consumption of hospital resources. The venous thrombectomy should be reserved for patients with contraindications or failure of the latter. Although surgical treatment is this one indicated in severe cases of post-thrombotic syndrome, lack of methodologically robust studies on its effectiveness and safety (AU)

[Aortoenteric fistula secondary to aortobifemoral prosthesis infection]. / Fístula aortoentérica secundaria a infección de prótesis aortobifemoral.

We present the case of a 76 year-old man, intervened of an obstruction bilateral iliac by means of placement of a prosthesis aortobifemoral that presented pain in the grave left iliac and fever in needles of 39 degrees C to the five years of the intervention. In the physical exploration it highlighted a painful abdomen in the grave left iliac with signs of peritoneal irritation. In the laboratory tests a leukocytosis was detected with neutrophilia and negative culture. The computed thomography (CT) show the presence of gas bubbles around the prosthesis, as well as a liquid collection with areas necrotics in their interior that affected to the psoas and iliac muscles. In the same exploration the aspirative puncture with drainage of the absces demonstrated in the cultivations carried out in aerobic means the presence of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterobacter cloacae. When presenting a high gastrointestinal hemorrhage abruptly, he was practiced and gastroduodenal endoscope in which a aortoduodenal fistula was evidenced with having bled active. When a bypass extra-anatomic, the sick person will practice it died when presenting a shock abrupt hipovolemic that he didn't respond to the pertinent treatment. We analyze the approaches current diagnoses of infection of the vascular prosthesis and their more serious complication, the aortoenteric fistula (AEF) that either appears in the 0.3-5.9% of the patients who undergo prosthetic reconstruction of the abdominal aorta, for occlusive or aneurismal disease. We highlight the importance of carrying out a precocious diagnosis of the infection of the portion retroperitoneal of the vascular graft that, often, it is manifested with subtle and not specific clinical signs, with the techniques at the moment available as: the CT, fine needle aspiration guided by her, and to diminish the rates of mortality, from the current of 43%, until the most optimistic estimated in 19%.

Fístula aortoentérica secundaria a infección de prótesis aortobifemoral / Aortoenteric fistula secondary to prosthesis aorto bifemoral infection

Presentamos el caso de un hombre de 76 años, intervenido de una obstrucción iliaca bilateral mediante colocación de una prótesis aortobifemoral, que cinco años después presentó dolor en la fosa iliaca izquierda y fiebre en agujas de 39º C. En la exploración física destacaba un abdomen doloroso en la fosa iliaca izquierda con signos de irritación peritoneal. En las pruebas de laboratorio se detectó una leucocitosis con neutrofilia y hemocultivos negativos. La tomografía computadorizada (TC) objetivó la presencia de burbujas de gas alrededor de la prótesis, así como una colección líquida con áreas necróticas en su interior que afectaba a los músculos psoas e iliaco. En la misma exploración, la punción aspirativa con drenaje del absceso demostró en los cultivos realizados en medios aerobios la presencia de Enterococcus faecalis y Enterobacter cloacae. Al presentar bruscamente una hemorragia gastrointestinal alta, se le practicó una endoscopia gastroduodenal en la que se evidenció una fístula aortoduodenal con sangrado activo. Cuando se le iba a practicar un bypass extraanatómico, el enfermo falleció al presentar un shock hipovolémico brusco, que no respondió al tratamiento pertinente. Analizamos los criterios diagnósticos actuales de infección de las prótesis vasculares y su complicación más grave, la fistula aortoentérica (FAE), que aparece en el 0,3-5,9 por ciento de los pacientes que sufren reconstrucciones protésicas de la aorta abdominal, ya sea por enfermedades oclusivas o aneurismáticas. Destacamos la importancia de realizar un diagnóstico precoz de la infección de la porción retroperitoneal del injerto vascular que, a menudo, se manifiesta con signos clínicos sutiles y no específicos, con las técnicas actualmente disponibles como: la TC, la punción aspirativa guiada por ella, y la angiografía. Todo esto, con el fin de erradicar el proceso infeccioso y disminuir las tasas de mortalidad, desde las actuales del 43 por ciento, hasta las más optimistas estimadas en un 19 por ciento (AU)

We present the case of a 76 year-old man, intervened of an obstruction bilateral iliac by means of placement of a prosthesis aortobifemoral that presented pain in the grave left iliac and fever in needles of 39º C to the five years of the intervention. In the physical exploration it highlighted a painful abdomen in the grave left iliac with signs of peritoneal irritation. In the laboratory tests a leukocytosis was detected with neutrophilia and negative culture. The computed thomography (CT) show the presence of gas bubbles around the prosthesis, as well as a liquid collection with areas necrotics in their interior that affected to the psoas and iliac muscles. In the same exploration the aspirative puncture with drainage of the absces demonstrated in the cultivations carried out in aerobic means the presence of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterobacter cloacae. When presenting a high gastrointestinal hemorrhage abruptly, he was practiced and gastroduodenal endoscope in which a aortoduodenal fistula was evidenced with having bled active. When a bypass extra-anatomic, the sick person will practice it died when presenting a shock abrupt hipovolemic that he didn't respond to the pertinent treatment. We analyze the approaches current diagnoses of infection of the vascular prosthesis and their more serious complication, the aortoenteric fistula (AEF) that either appears in the 0,3-5,9% of the patients who undergo prosthetic reconstruction of the abdominal aorta, for oclusive or aneurismal disease. We highlight the importance of carrying out a precocious diagnosis of the infection of the portion retroperitoneal of the vascular graft that, often, it is manifested with subtle and not specific clinical signs, with the techniques at the moment available as: the CT, fine needle aspiration guided by her, and to diminish the rates of mortality, from the current of 43%, until the most optimistic estimated in 19% (AU)