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[Anatomo-clinical correlations after the treatment of iliocaval phlebitis with a 1-year follow-up]
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Clinical outcomes for iliocaval venous thrombosis treatments showed poor correlation with anatomical findings. Most patients had good results, but few maintained venous permeability after one year.
Area of Science:
- Vascular Surgery
- Thrombosis Research
- Medical Imaging
Context:
- Iliocaval venous thrombosis presents significant clinical challenges.
- Evaluating treatment efficacy requires correlating clinical outcomes with anatomical changes.
- Isotopic angiography and phlebography are key diagnostic tools.
Purpose:
- To compare clinical results and anatomical findings in patients treated for iliocaval venous thrombosis.
- To assess the long-term patency of the venous axis after various thrombotic treatments.
- To determine the relationship between therapeutic interventions and post-treatment venous health.
Summary:
- 32 patients with iliocaval venous thrombosis underwent treatments including thrombectomy, clipping, and anticoagulation.
- Follow-up included clinical assessment and isotopic angiography/phlebography after at least one year.
- Good clinical results were observed in 26 patients, but only 5 showed confirmed venous permeability.
Impact:
- Highlights a discrepancy between subjective clinical improvement and objective anatomical recovery in iliocaval venous thrombosis.
- Suggests current treatment strategies may not fully restore venous function despite apparent clinical success.
- Underscores the need for further research into treatments that ensure long-term venous patency.
Abstract:
Clinical results and anatomical findings on isotopic angiography, after a minimum follow-up period of one year, were compared in 32 patients treated for iliocaval venous thrombosis. Therapy had involved: iliofemoral thrombectomy alone (8 cases), iliocaval thrombectomy and retroperitoneal clip (10 cases), a clip alone (5 cases), fibrinolysis and heparin therapy (3 cases), heparin therapy alone (6 cases). Overall clinical results were considered as being good in 26 patients and poor in 6, whereas permeability of the main venous axis was confirmed by isotopic phlebography in only 5 cases. There appears to be a total lack of parallelism between clinical results and anatomical findings following treatment of these recent iliocaval phlebitis cases.