REVIEW  LATEST FRONTIERS OF HEMODYNAMICS, IMAGING AND TREATMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE VENOUS DISEASE 

Italian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 2018 September;25(3):240-51

DOI: 10.23736/S1824-4777.18.01359-1

Copyright © 2018 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA

language: English

Endovascular treatment of obstructive diseases of inferior vena cava

Ivo PETROV ✉, Lachezar GROZDINSKI, Gloria ADAM, Stefan STEFANOV

Clinic of Cardiology and Angiology, Acibadem City Clinic, Sofia, Bulgaria

Inferior vena cava (IVC) drains deoxygenated blood from the lower limbs, pelvis, abdomen and lower trunk. Obstructive disorders of IVC leading to venous cava inferior syndrome (IVCS) may be congenital, thromboses, stenosis or the hepatica vena cava syndrome. The choice of therapeutic method depends on the diagnostic findings and their severity. This review will focus on the treatment of IVC obstructions, with a specific paragraph about percutaneous vascular access.

KEY WORDS: Endovascular procedures - Vena cava, inferior - Vascular diseases