REVIEW   

Italian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 2019 June;26(2):89-99

DOI: 10.23736/S1824-4777.18.01398-0

Copyright © 2018 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA

lingua: Inglese

Endovenous stenting in chronic venous disease secondary to iliac vein obstruction

Mohamed A. TAHA ^{1, 2, 3}, Tristan LANE ^{1, 3}, Joseph SHALHOUB ^{1, 3}, Alun H. DAVIES ^{1, 3} ✉

¹ Academic Section of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College London, London, UK; ² Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University Hospitals, Asyut, Egypt; ³ Department of Vascular Surgery, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK

Endovenous stenting has become the treatment of choice for chronic (thrombotic or non-thrombotic) venous obstructive iliac disease. This review aims to focus on the role of venous stents in the management of chronic conditions affecting the deep venous systems of the lower limbs. In addition, the review provides an overview on chronic venous outflow obstructive diseases.

KEY WORDS: Venous thrombosis; Stents; Venous insufficiency; Iliac vein; Post-thrombotic syndrome; May-Thurner syndrome