The stent is carried into the external iliac vein (B, double black arrows) since a significant stenosis was found on intravascular ultrasonography at the external and internal iliac vein confluence.

More information: Peter J. Pappas et al, Pregnancy after iliac vein stenting for pelvic venous insufficiency, Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders (2021).DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv ...

My view is you choose a relatively normal segment of external iliac vein and use that to size the stent. I tend to use long stents in NIVL, because I think the longer stent anchored in the external ...

Covered-stent Grafts Self-expanding polyethylene terephthalate and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-covered stents have been shown to decrease the need for repeat procedures in the iliac artery. [] ...

The balloon-expandable devices can be useful in the common iliac artery, they also “may create artificial vessel straightening due to enhanced sheer force, perhaps promoting more neointimal ...

The researchers found that 1,223 iliac vein stents were placed in 1,104 patients ... 3D reconstructions of cat hearts can shed light on human blood clot risks while reducing need for animal ...

Veins near the pelvis and in your legs—called iliac veins—are those most often treated with this stent procedure. This content is presented and produced by our advertiser San Angelo Community ...

This is a common treatment for May-Thurner syndrome. First, your doctor uses a small balloon to expand the left iliac vein. Then, you get a device called a stent. It’s a tiny cylinder, made of ...

May-Thurner syndrome is the compression of the left iliac vein by the right iliac artery. This often does not produce symptoms, but it can restrict blood flow to the heart and elevate the risk of DVT.

According to a retrospective study, iliac vein compression appears to be a promoter of, but not a cause of, iliac deep vein thrombosis.“The clinical significance of this study is that ...