Percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy (PMT) has been gaining acceptance as a preferred approach for the treatment of acute deep venous thrombosis (DVT). In addition to treating acute DVT and decreasing the risk of pulmonary embolism, it has been reported that direct extraction of the thrombus decreases the risk of post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS), the economic impact of managing which is reported ...

Despite recent innovations in clot lysis technology, management of acute ilio-femoral Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) remains a challenge worldwide. We revisit the work of a previous generation of vascular surgeons who created a temporary Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF) in combination with a surgical thrombectomy, to maximize blood flow through the newly revascularized vessel. Since this time, surgical ...

A 49-year-old Caucasian female underwent a second kidney–pancreas transplant in May 2002 for end-stage diabetic nephropathy. Her postoperative course was complicated by intra-abdominal sepsis and the development of bilateral deep venous thrombosis (DVT). The patient was treated conservatively, with a 6-month course of oral anticoagulation. One month after discontinuation of oral anticoagulation...

PURPOSE To evaluate the immediate and long-term outcomes of percutaneous manual aspiration thrombectomy with provisional stent placement in treating acute and subacute iliofemoral deep venous thrombosis (DVT). MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred and thirty-nine consecutive patients (75 women; mean age, 51 years) with acute (n=110) or subacute (n=29) iliofemoral DVT underwent endovascular treatm...

OBJECTIVES The Trellis thrombectomy system (Covidien) is one of the newer devices that incorporates isolated pharmacomechanical thrombectomy and thrombolysis (PMT) for treatment of deep venous thrombosis (DVT). We conducted a retrospective review of patients with upper- and lower-extremity DVT managed with the Trellis thrombectomy system at our center. METHODS All patients with symptomatic DV...

Neurological manifestations related to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection may involve both peripheral and central nervous systems, including ischemic stroke cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). Hereby, we present an adult patient with post-vaccination breakthrough COVID-19 CVST, treated mechanical thrombectomy (MT). The manifested continuous tonic-clonic ...

BACKGROUND Aggressive and early thrombus removal strategy has been widely used as a treatment for iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis (DVT). We compared the long-tem venous outcome, including postthrombotic syndrome (PTS), in patients undergoing catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) and pharmacomechanical thrombectomy (PMT). METHODS From January 2009 to December 2013, 61 patients with acute proxi...

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology ¦ Volume 20 ¦ Issue 2 ¦ April-June 2017 160 Sir, Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVT) accounts for 0.5%–1% of all stroke cases.[1] Stroke registry in India reported 1.22% of strokes to be due to CVT. It is commonly seen in young female in peripartum period.[2] The etiological factors include pregnancy, dehydration, use of oral contraceptive pills or other...