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J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2021 Jul;9(4):1058-1061. doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2020.09.012. Epub 2020 Oct 08.

Use of thoracic stent grafts to control major iliac vein bleeding.

Journal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders

Diba Demir, Reinier Smeets, Geert W H Schurink, Barend M E Mees, Collins, Bellamy

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.

Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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

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