Abstract
Purpose
To retrospectively evaluate the outcome of endovascular treatments for patients with chronic veno-occlusive disease in different vascular beds secondary to Behcet’s disease (BD). There are few case reports on the subject, and this is the largest study to date.
Materials and Methods
From January 2001 through October 2009, chronic venous occlusions were treated in 10 patients (all male [age range 18–76 years]) with BD using percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and/or stent placement. All patients were symptomatic and had chronic iliofemoral deep venous thrombosis (DVT; n = 5), central venous occlusion (n = 3), or Budd–Chiari syndrome (BCS; n = 2). All patients met criteria of the International Study Group on Behcet’s Disease.
Results
Two of five patients with DVT had unsuccessful recanalization attempts. Three patients had successful recanalization with stent placement. All three veins were occluded within 1 month with unsuccessful reinterventions. Three patients with chronic central venous occlusion had successful recanalization with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (n = 1) and stent placement (n = 2). Two patients had reocclusion with successful reintervention. Two BCS patients had successful treatment with stent placements. Overall technical success was 69%, and no procedural complications were encountered. None of the patients with chronic DVT had patent veins; however, all patients with central venous occlusion or BCS had patent veins on color Doppler ultrasonography at follow-up ranging from 3 to 48 months after intervention.
Conclusion
Endovenous treatment for chronic iliofemoral DVT due to BD had a poor outcome. However, long-term outcome after endovenous treatment for upper-extremity central venous occlusion and BCS syndrome was good.
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Tekbas, G., Oguzkurt, L., Gur, S. et al. Endovascular Treatment of Veno-Occlusive Behcet’s Disease. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 35, 826–831 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-011-0322-8
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