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Percutaneous Stent Placement as Treatment of Renal Vein Obstruction Due to Inferior Vena Caval Thrombosis

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology volume 29, pages 147–150 (2006)Cite this article

Abstract

A patient who had undergone his third orthotopic liver transplantation nearly 9 years prior to presentation developed worsening hepatic and renal function, as well as severe bilateral lower extremity edema. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated vena caval thrombosis from the suprahepatic venous anastomosis to the infrarenal inferior vena cava, obstructing the renal veins. This was treated by percutaneous placement of metallic stents from the renal veins to the right atrium. At 16 months clinical follow-up, the patient continues to do well.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Vascular and Interventional Radiology Section, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

    Michael S. Stecker & Thomas Casciani

  2. Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

    Paul Y. Kwo

  3. Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

    Stephen G. Lalka

  4. Department of Radiology, Room UH 0279, Indiana University School of Medicine, 550 North University Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN, 46202-5253, USA

    Michael S. Stecker

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Stecker, M.S., Casciani, T., Kwo, P.Y. et al. Percutaneous Stent Placement as Treatment of Renal Vein Obstruction Due to Inferior Vena Caval Thrombosis. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 29, 147–150 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-004-0198-y

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Keywords

  • Liver, transplantation
  • Renal veins, stenosis or obstruction
  • Stents and prostheses
  • Veins, thrombosis