Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 355-359 , August 2009

Management of pregnancy in women with previous left ilio-caval stenting

  • Olivier Hartung, MD

      Affiliations

    • Service de Chirurgie Vasculaire, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nord, Marseille, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Olivier Hartung, Service de Chirurgie Vasculaire, CHU Nord, Chemin des Bourrelly, 13915 Marseille Cedex 20, France
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  • Pierre Barthelemy, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Service de Chirurgie Vasculaire, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nord, Marseille, France
    • UMR, MD, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nord, Marseille, France
    • ,
  • Dominique Arnoux, MD

      Affiliations

    • Service d'Hématologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nord, Marseille, France
    • ,
  • Mourad Boufi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Service de Chirurgie Vasculaire, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nord, Marseille, France
    • ,
  • Yves S. Alimi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Service de Chirurgie Vasculaire, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nord, Marseille, France

Received 9 October 2008 ,Accepted 9 January 2009.

  • Image Result

    A 22-year-old woman who had venous thrombectomy and stenting 14 months before the onset of pregnancy. A, Stent compression at 6 months of pregnancy. B, Stent compression at 8 months of pregnancy.

    A 22-year-old woman who had venous thrombectomy and stenting 14 months before the onset of pregnancy. A, Stent compression at 6 months of pregnancy. B, Stent compression at 8 months of pregnancy.

  • Image Result

    A 29-year-old woman treated 4 years before for invalidating May-Thurner syndrome by stenting. A, Absence of stent compression at 6 months of pregnancy. B, No obstruction. C, Stent compression at 8 mon

    A 29-year-old woman treated 4 years before for invalidating May-Thurner syndrome by stenting. A, Absence of stent compression at 6 months of pregnancy. B, No obstruction. C, Stent compression at 8 months of pregnancy. D, Inflow obstruction with loss of phasicity.

  • Image Result
    External iliac vein compression at 8 months of pregnancy at duplex power (A) and color (B) scan.

    External iliac vein compression at 8 months of pregnancy at duplex power (A) and color (B) scan.

  • Image Result
    Postpartum duplex scan showing no more stent compression.

    Postpartum duplex scan showing no more stent compression.

 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(09)00053-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.01.034

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 355-359 , August 2009

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