According to a retrospective study, iliac vein compression appears to be a promoter of, but not a cause of, iliac deep vein thrombosis. “The clinical significance of this study is that endovascular ...

Study design: A report of a male subject who sustained paraplegia at T-5 level due to spinal cord injury (SCI) 18 years ago, and in whom, occlusion of the left common iliac vein by a distended bladder ...

BLADDER distention has not previously been reported as a cause of iliac-vein obstruction in the adult. On the other hand, a variety of pelvic conditions, such as inflammation, benign and malignant ...

PATIENT PRESENTATION A woman in her late 50s with a history of hypertension and diabetes presented with severe, debilitating ...

Iliac venous outflow obstruction has an important role in the expression of symptomatic chronic venous insufficiency. This anatomic obstruction is frequently overlooked, owing in part to diagnostic ...

W. L. Gore & Associates' medical business (Gore) has announced the FDA approval of the GORE® VIABAHN® FORTEGRA Venous Stent — ...

May-Thurner syndrome occurs when a vein in the pelvis becomes compressed by an artery. It often does not cause symptoms, but it can narrow the vein and impair blood flow, which raises the risk of deep ...

W.L. Gore & Associates announced today that the FDA approved its Viabahn Fortegra venous stent, formerly known as Viafort.

LAS VEGAS, NV—A self-expanding nitinol stent is effective for the treatment of venous obstructions in the iliac and femoral veins, according to 12-month data from the nonrandomized, multicenter ...

Although the formation of collaterals is classically regarded as a compensatory mechanism to bypass and thus alleviate an obstruction, the mechanism and inducement of collateral formation are unknown.