ILIOCAVAL RECONSTRUCTION WITH METALLIC STENTS

Percutaneous stenting is now the preferred first line of treatment for occlusive lesions of the great veins. A case is presented in which mu ltiple metallic stents were used to reestablish communication between the suprahepatic inferior vena cava and both iliac veins. The clinical result was satisfactory: venous claudication was relieved, and the pr ogress of chronic venous insufficiency arrested. Stent implantation of fers a minimally invasive therapeutic option even when extensive revas cularisation is indicated. (C) 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.