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Anchoring a migrating inferior vena cava stent with use of a T-fastener
G R Wittich1, B W Goodacre, P T Kennedy
1Department of Radiology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555-0709, USA. gwittich@utmb.edu
Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology : JVIR
|August 7, 2001
Abstract:
An attempt to treat symptomatic stenosis of the inferior vena cava in a patient with metastatic liver disease was complicated by migration of a Wallstent into the right atrium. Effective palliation was achieved by insertion of a second stent, which was anchored by transhepatic insertion of a T-fastener into the intracaval stent. This anchoring maneuver was performed safely under sonographic and fluoroscopic guidance.
