EXTERNAL ILIAC VEIN-THROMBOSIS AFTER RENAL-TRANSPLANTATION - TREATMENT BY THROMBOLYSIS AND STENT PLACEMENT - A CASE-REPORT

We present a patient with iliac vein stenosis and thrombosis, which oc curred 2 weeks after renal transplantation and were secondary eo a per ivascular hematic collection. The vein stenosis was identified by colo r Doppler ultrasonography and venography. Computed tomography demonstr ated a perivascular collection, One week later, control venography ide ntified iliac vein thrombosis. The patient underwent pharmacological t hrombolysis with local infusion of urokinase for 4 hr, percutaneous tr ansluminal angioplasty, and percutaneous installation of a metallic st ent (Wallstent), with immediate favorable results, The patient remains in stable condition at 2 years after the procedure.