Use of thoracic stent grafts to control major iliac vein bleeding

Diba Demir; Reinier Smeets; Geert W H Schurink; Barend M E Mees

doi:10.1016/j.jvsv.2020.09.012

Use of thoracic stent grafts to control major iliac vein bleeding

J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2021 Jul;9(4):1058-1061. doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2020.09.012. Epub 2020 Oct 8.

Authors

Diba Demir¹, Reinier Smeets¹, Geert W H Schurink¹, Barend M E Mees²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Vascular Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht.
² Department of Vascular Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 33039546
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2020.09.012

Abstract

Major venous bleeding is a feared complication during abdominal surgery. Management usually consists of open repair or ligation, despite technically demanding surgical exposure. We present two cases of major iliac vein hemorrhage during abdominal surgery that were controlled by using thoracic stent grafts.

Keywords: Endovascular techniques; Iliac vein; Major venous bleeding; Thoracic stent grafts; Vascular injury.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Blood Loss, Surgical / prevention & control*
Hemostasis, Surgical / methods*
Humans
Iliac Aneurysm / surgery
Iliac Vein / diagnostic imaging
Iliac Vein / injuries*
Iliac Vein / surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Phlebography
Spinal Fusion / adverse effects
Stents*