Complication of a venous wallstent

Authors: Dowling, Richard¹; Mitchell, Peter¹; Cox, Geoffrey S²; Thomson, Ken R¹

Source: Australasian Radiology, Volume 43, Number 2, May 1999 , pp. 246-248(3)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

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Abstract:

A case is reported here of effort-related thrombosis of the axillary and subclavian veins (Paget-Schrotter syndrome) treated primarily with a combination of thrombolysis, percutaneous balloon angioplasty (PTA) and stent insertion, but without immediate rib resection. The subsequent course was complicated by fracture of the stent, managed by first rib resection.

Keywords: angioplasty; Paget-Schrotter syndrome; stent fracture; surgery; thrombolytic therapy

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.1999.00641.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Radiology and, 2: Vascular Surgical Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

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