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Murine Model of Central Venous Stenosis using Aortocaval Fistula with an Outflow Stenosis
Published on: July 11, 2019
Subclavian Vein Stent Fracture and Venous Motion
Alexandros Mallios1, Kevin Taubman2, Paul Claiborne2
1Department of Surgery, University of Oklahoma, College of Medicine, Tulsa, OK; Department of Vascular Surgery, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France.
Abstract:
Primary subclavian vein stents are not recommended for venous thoracic outlet syndrome before surgical decompression by first rib resection due to a high risk of fracture because they are compressed between the clavicle and first rib. After rib removal, however, stent insertion has been advocated for venous restenosis, and it is felt that stent fracture is unlikely to occur. We present a case suggesting that repetitive differential vein movement during respiration may be one of the causative factors for stent fractures occurring in this anatomic region.
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