THE USE OF THE WALLSTENT ENDOVASCULAR PROSTHESIS IN THE TREATMENT OF MALIGNANT INFERIOR VENA-CAVA OBSTRUCTION

Authors
ENTWISLE KG WATKINSON AF HIBBERT J ADAM A
Citation
Kg. Entwisle et al., THE USE OF THE WALLSTENT ENDOVASCULAR PROSTHESIS IN THE TREATMENT OF MALIGNANT INFERIOR VENA-CAVA OBSTRUCTION, Clinical Radiology, 50(5), 1995, pp. 310-313
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Clinical Radiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00099260
Volume
50
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
310 - 313
Database
ISI
SICI code
0009-9260(1995)50:5<310:TUOTWE>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
We report three cases of inferior vena cava (IVC) obstruction due to m etastatic liver disease treated with a self-expanding Wallstent endopr osthesis (Schneider SA, Zurich, Switzerland), All three patients exper ienced symptomatic relief during their remaining few weeks of life, Th e Wallstent is effective and easy to deploy, and should be considered for use in the management of such patients. The literature to date on IVC stenting is also reviewed.