TREATMENT OF BENIGN VENOUS STRICTURES WITH THE WALLSTENT ENDOPROSTHESIS

Objective: Treatment of benign venous strictures with the Wallstent en doprosthesis. Design: A retrospective study of a patient group with be nign venous strictures. Setting: Departments of Radiology and Surgery in a London teaching hospital. Patients: Three patients with clinicall y significant benign venous strictures.Interventions: Successful place ment of the WalIstent endoprosthesis following failed angioplasty. Mai n outcome measures: Maintained clinical stent patency at follow-up. Re sults: All patients reported a good symptomatic improvement and this w as confirmed by reduction in swelling of the affected limb on clinical examination Doppler examination in one case confirmed stent patency a t 1 year. Conclusion: The role of the WalIstent endoprosthesis in the treatment of benign venous strictures deserves evaluation by prospecti ve study. The successful outcome in the three patients reported indica tes its clinical application.