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Acute Venous Iliofemoral Thrombosis: Early Surgical Thrombectomy Is Effective and Durable.
Annals of Vascular Surgery 2018 January
BACKGROUND: The first-line recommendation for the treatment of acute iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis (IFDVT) is catheter-directed thrombolysis or pharmacomechanical thrombolysis. Recent analysis of surgical thrombectomy has shown comparable results. However, this procedure is not commonly given as much importance as interventional techniques. We analyzed the patient outcome of surgical thrombectomy using modern endovascular techniques in both the short and long term.
METHODS: All consecutive patients who underwent surgical thrombectomy at our institution between April 2008 and April 2017 were included. Only patients with iliofemoral thrombosis, and only those with the first onset of symptoms <10 days, were analyzed. All patients received preoperative duplex ultrasound and contrast-enhanced computed tomography scans for thrombus extension and detection of pulmonary embolism. All operations were performed by vascular surgeons with open and endovascular skills in a C-arm-equipped operating room. During follow-up (FU), all patients received clinical examination for symptoms of postthrombotic syndrome (PTS), as well as duplex ultrasound.
RESULTS: Within a 9-year period, 21 patients underwent surgical thrombectomy for IFDVT (17 females/4 males). Primary technical success was 100%; 10 (47.6%) patients received additional primary stenting. 30-day mortality was 0%, 3 patients (14.3%) needed reoperation for early rethrombosis, while secondary 30-day patency was 100%. During FU (median, 6 years; range, 1-104 months), 1 patient received additional stenting for stenosis of the common iliac vein. Nineteen patients (90.5%) presented patent iliofemoral veins without signs of rethrombosis. Two patients (9.5%) died during FU of cancer without signs for recurrent IFDVT. All patients with patent veins were free of symptoms for PTS.
CONCLUSIONS: Surgical thrombectomy for acute IFDVT is a successful, safe, and durable procedure and provides alternative treatment options for acute IFDVT in selected cases.
METHODS: All consecutive patients who underwent surgical thrombectomy at our institution between April 2008 and April 2017 were included. Only patients with iliofemoral thrombosis, and only those with the first onset of symptoms <10 days, were analyzed. All patients received preoperative duplex ultrasound and contrast-enhanced computed tomography scans for thrombus extension and detection of pulmonary embolism. All operations were performed by vascular surgeons with open and endovascular skills in a C-arm-equipped operating room. During follow-up (FU), all patients received clinical examination for symptoms of postthrombotic syndrome (PTS), as well as duplex ultrasound.
RESULTS: Within a 9-year period, 21 patients underwent surgical thrombectomy for IFDVT (17 females/4 males). Primary technical success was 100%; 10 (47.6%) patients received additional primary stenting. 30-day mortality was 0%, 3 patients (14.3%) needed reoperation for early rethrombosis, while secondary 30-day patency was 100%. During FU (median, 6 years; range, 1-104 months), 1 patient received additional stenting for stenosis of the common iliac vein. Nineteen patients (90.5%) presented patent iliofemoral veins without signs of rethrombosis. Two patients (9.5%) died during FU of cancer without signs for recurrent IFDVT. All patients with patent veins were free of symptoms for PTS.
CONCLUSIONS: Surgical thrombectomy for acute IFDVT is a successful, safe, and durable procedure and provides alternative treatment options for acute IFDVT in selected cases.
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